to pick up; to find; to gather
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
commander; commanding officer; CO
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
frame; framework; outline
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
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)
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
imperial court; royal court
full-course dinner; multicourse meal
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
fish-based cooking; fish dish
earthenware; pottery; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
imagination; supposition; guess
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
as if it weren't already enough
in the end; on top of that
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
bygones; the past; past event
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages