adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
attack; attack (on a difficult task); tackling; making an assault (on a summit); attack
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
indicates emphasis, intention, etc.
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
Winter War (between Finland and the Soviet Union; 1939-1940)
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
(large) gun; cannon; artillery; long-ball hitter; home-run hitter
two (long cylindrical things)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
draining (esp. pipes from water for the winter); drainhole; drain; drainage
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
Takamatsu (city in Kagawa)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress