combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
row of houses; each house; every house; every door
sound; sure; safe; steady; firm
judgment; judgement; discernment
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
support; backing; aid; assistance
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
there it is; there it comes; got it; of course; it figures; I knew it
licking one's lips (at the sight of appetizing food); licking one's lips (in anticipation); waiting eagerly (for); salivating (e.g. at the thought)
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
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corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary