strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
break; tear; pierce; split; burst
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
last dungeon; final dungeon; last stage
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
rosary; string of prayer beads
violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
metal fake sword (esp. one that greatly resembles a real sword)
knuckle dusters; brass knuckles
type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
in accordance with; according to
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough