stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
call; summons; convening; convocation
adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
top of the head; crown of the head
chop (pork, lamb, etc.); chop; chop (in tennis or table tennis); chop stroke
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
to revere; to respect; to worship
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
someone; a certain person
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off; rupture
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
nunchaku (two linked fighting sticks); nunchucks
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
estrangement; alienation; disaffection; (customer) churn; attrition
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
reality; actuality; hard fact
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
every person; each one; everybody
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
hey; yo; hi; yessir; understood
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep