to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
miniaturization; miniaturisation; downsizing
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
but; however; provided that
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
quotation (to support one's argument); citation (e.g. of a precedent); invocation; claim
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
soldier; combatant; warrior
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
going into battle; departure for the front
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
totally willing; fully motivated
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
having said that; on the other hand