neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
elite force; elite troops
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
you; (arch.) your residence
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
form; shape; figure; visage
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
reality; actuality; hard fact
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")