all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
soldier; combatant; warrior
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
sense of being victimized; aggrieved feelings; victim mentality; victim's mind
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
distant land; remote location; distant province
story; tale; talk; discussion
to have the privilege of doing
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
bento; Japanese box lunch
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
at work; in the midst of work; working
intercept; interception; counter-attack
guerrilla; guerrilla warfare; sudden
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering