guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
that's the way it is; such is life
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
nowhere in particular; just out for a bit; (euph. for) toilet break
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief