to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
one jump; one flight; (at) once; (in) one stroke
to mix; to stir; to blend
to surge; to well up; to gush out
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
just one person; only one
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
special; particular; peculiar; unique
dandelion (esp. species Taraxacum platycarpum)
to scatter; to blow about; (arch.) to spread a rumor; (arch.) to talk around
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
to anticipate; to foresee
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
steady; sound; reliable; solid
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
low (level, value, price, etc.)
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
too many to count; too numerous to mention
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very