stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
from now; from this moment; henceforth
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
preliminary investigation; preliminary inquiry; preparation (for a class); going over one's lessons (in advance); studying ahead
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
with a bang (clash, bump)
to half-rise to one's feet
bad smell; foul smell; offensive odor; stench; stink
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
glistening; shiny; sleek; slippery
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
expression; look; countenance; face
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack
not having enough workers; being understaffed; having nothing one can do about something; having no options; no reason not to ...; can't afford not to
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
silence; stillness; quietness
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining