pleasant memory to take to the afterlife; good memory; something that makes one feel one can die in peace
to get poised again for charging; to toe the mark again; to start from scratch; to get a fresh start (on)
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
from here; from this place
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
fantastic; bizarre; incredible; tree tumbo (Welwitschia mirabilis)
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses
quick to take a hint; very responsive; quick on the uptake; operating on the same wavelength; reading each other's minds
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
proud; having a prominent nose
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
dead men tell no tales; the dead cannot speak in their own defense
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
to play a leading role; to play a central part
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
artifact; relic (of a past civilization); relic (of a former age); vestige of a bygone era; anachronism; outdated thing
being the strongest; being powerful (mighty) without equal
to be rejuvenated; to feel young again
to get distracted; to jump off the track
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
elder statesman; doyen; old-timer; genrō (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor)