taking no notice of; paying no attention to
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
accomplishment; execution
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
chance (of success); odds
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to give directions; to issue instructions
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
aging; ageing; adding to one's years
muddiness; murkiness; impurity; Japanese voiced consonant mark; unrefined sake
first-rate; finest quality; the best
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
no!; no no!; no, not at all
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
very interesting; of great interest
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
change of schedule; schedule change
to call in; to invite; to bring in
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
sole (of a shoe); sole (fish)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
to improve upon; to make improvements to; to refine
(turned out) all right in the end
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
box cutter; utility knife