have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to temper thoroughly; to train well
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
aggression; invasion; raid
to hold fast; to protect to the end
armed forces; military; troops
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
from the beginning; from scratch
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to like; to love; to be fond of
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
(degree of) seriousness; level of commitment
fatsi (Fatsia japonica); paperplant; Japanese aralia
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
a real man would (shut up and) ...
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
international; diplomatic intercourse
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
endless; boundless; everlasting
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.); overprint
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
to feel a chill run down one's spine
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes