marine; (US) Marine Corps; the Marines; Marine
base (military, expedition, etc.); enthusiast; maniac; fanatic
hi!; yo!; hey man!; yessir!; understood!
to be intimate with; to befriend
very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular
mobilization; mobilisation
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to harvest all of (a crop); to reap completely; to finish cutting (e.g. weeds); to taper (hair) at the back; to cut hair so that it gradually gets shorter at the back of the head
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
pledge; vow; having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
trivial; not amounting to much
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
bridge (road, railway, ship, etc.); (contact) bridge; Seven Bridge (Japanese rummy game); bridge; bridge (of a pair of glasses); bridge (in wrestling); bridge (circuit)
arching one's body backwards (like a shrimp); holding out one or both hands and arching one's body backwards like a shrimp (to represent being overwhelmed by someone's power)
to get entangled in; to be involved in; to be embroiled in; to get mixed up in
with a clap-clap (e.g. of wooden clappers); (touching) lightly and repeatedly; (something small hopping) repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
dustbin of history; ash heap of history; obscurity; long-forgotten memory
wrapping; lapping (i.e. grinding, polishing)
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
guaranteed; authentic; certified
test period; exam period; examination time
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
cheap article; poor-quality article
without thinking of the consequences