comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
last week; the week before
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
breadcrumbs; panko; bread flour
plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.); pick; drumstick (for taiko); mallet (for a gong); beater
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
no, not like that (but like this)
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
many; much; plenty; hardly
failure (i.e. an unsuccessful work); flop; dud; bomb
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
recipe; (medical) prescription; how-to guide (e.g. for crafts)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to drop; to lose; to let fall
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
declaration; proclamation; announcement
abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
to balance; to counterpoise; to remain unchanged; to share (e.g. the expense); to bear (part of)
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
time (for, to do); time (to finish a race, lap, etc.); time-out; thyme
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
unpublished; unreleased; not yet made public
what kind of; what sort of; what
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to come to see; to come and see; to visit