condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)
marsh; swamp; obsession; addiction; ugly man; retard
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)
sense of values; values; value system
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
pet name; nickname; affectionate name; term of endearment
disparaging term; derogatory term; derogatory name
maintaining a reasonable distance; keeping a proper distance; being neither too close nor too distant; taking a neutral position
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
detour; circuitous route; diversion
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
poop; poo; faeces; crap; trash; garbage
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
main body (of troops); main force; this troop; these troops
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
to run up to; to rush over
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
strike (i.e. industrial action)