as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
easily moved to tears; given to weeping; lachrymose
sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
devoted; self-sacrificing
large build; large pattern
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
to lay aside; to set aside
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
strategist; tactician; schemer
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
gap moe; attraction or infatuation caused by a "gap" between a person's appearance or expected behavior and their true nature or actions
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
offensive strength; offensive power; striking power
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
single horseman; wait for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; wait for half of one's pair with four melds completed