mobile troops; mechanized unit; mechanised unit; naval task force
borrowing without returning
being startled; getting a shock
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
before it becomes (verb); before (an undesirable thing occurs)
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
blow; shock; strike; batting
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
partaking; participating; taking part in; sharing (something with someone)
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
scoring combination in one's dealt hand (i.e. at the start of a game); meld in a starting hand
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
since then; from that time; ever since
decisive win; winning hands down
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
drawstring purse; money pouch; pouch of fried tofu stuffed with var. ingredients, used in oden; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)
comparatively; relatively
possible; likely; probable
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
to spend (money) like water; to spend (money) like it grows on trees; to throw around (one's money); to play ducks and drakes with