eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
soiling; polluting; shame; disgrace; chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce
friendship; friendly relations; fellowship
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
if you think about it; come to think of it
authority; power; influence
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to squash; to crush; to flatten
powerful person; influential person
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
exactly as stated; verbatim
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to apply correspondingly; to correspond to; to be proportionate to; to conform to
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to happen to have on hand or in stock
alone; unaided; away from home
fort; stronghold; fortification
to get someone to say; to make someone say
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations