intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
war; fighting; fierce competition
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
white person; Caucasian; (arch.) beginner; (arch.) amateur; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
sound of pistol fire; sound of exploding gunpowder; exchange of (pistol) fire; shootout; conflict
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
such; like that; that sort of; very
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
this and that; one thing or another
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to let slip a secret; to let the cat out of the bag
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
the boar, deer and butterfly cards (high-scoring meld); inoshikacho (type of hanafuda gambling game)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
manly; masculine; like a man
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
wooden joints; paired karate kata; beltwork
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate