to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
preference; priority; precedence
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
to make a bold speech; to make a bold statement
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
restarting; resuming operations (e.g. at a power plant)
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
to have an itch to; to have a craving for; to have an urge to; to have a desire for; to be eager to; to want to
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
animal passions; carnal desire; lust
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset