to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
by all means; at all costs
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
external (hard drive, disk drive, etc.)
seeing with one's own eyes; witnessing
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; not knowing the true nature
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
division (of company); operations department
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
leader; authority; mainstay
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
refined; elegant; graceful; classic
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
more than a friend (implies a degree of intimacy)
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
deep, threatening voice; menacing tone
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
great love; passionate affair
broad-minded; open-minded; openhearted; generous; magnanimous
outrageous lie; outright lie
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
military cadet; officer cadet
inexperienced (in life experience); unsophisticated; inexperienced (in love); innocent; birth-
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
testimony; (verbal) evidence
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance