baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
to embrace; to hug; to have; to possess; to command; to lead
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
place to go; place one can go
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
to boost; to force up; to push up
feelings; thoughts; meaning
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
staring at; gazing at; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
pleasure of looking (at something beautiful or precious); sight for sore eyes; feast for the eyes
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
leather shoes; leather boots