dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
way; method; means; (technical) specification
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
parsimonious spirit; tendency to be frugal; inclination to scrimp and save; tendency to fuss over trivial things; worrier's disposition
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
property; fortune; means; assets
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
riskiness; (level of) danger
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
no matter how much time passes
not limited to; not just ...
that is to say; so that means
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
even if not; even without
reinforcement; strengthening
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
utmost limits; extremity; limit
high power; high power output; explosiveness; explosive power; instantaneous force
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
observation; survey; watching
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries