feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
attack; attack (on a difficult task); tackling; making an assault (on a summit); attack
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
locality; local area; limited area
war; battle; match; game; competition
to unfold; to unroll; to open
lie; rye; rai (Algerian music style)
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
two persons; two people; pair; couple
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone