being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
if you think about it; come to think of it
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
whole nation; whole land; whole country
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
few decades; many decades; several decades
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
many-headed; hydra-headed; large-scale (e.g. breeding)
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
five (long cylindrical things)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
breath; breathing; bless; bracelet
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to turn down (heat, sound, etc.)
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to torment; to harass; to tease
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature