cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
arrogant; haughty; insolent
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes