eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
activist; campaigner; crusader (e.g. for women's rights); athlete; sporty person
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
soldier; combatant; warrior
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
(not) even once; (not) ever
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
progress; being under way
not yet known; unknown; strange
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face