as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
state of mind; mentality; psychology
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
not necessarily so; is not always true
preface; introduction; preamble
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
that is to say; so that means
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
Marine Corps; Royal Marines
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
support; backing; aid; assistance
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
ring; playing field; stadium
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
outside the hall (or stadium, market, etc.); off the grounds; off the premises; off-track
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)