to capture alive; to catch alive; to take prisoner
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
to irritate one; to get on one's nerves
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to cause to swell; to inflame
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
to smirk; to grin broadly
side; beside; feature of a sword blade
to sit upright; to sit up straight; to take a defiant attitude; to become aggressive; to take the offensive
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
supply line; supply of provisions
to mark the end; to spell the end
to become bald from the forehead; to recede (of one's hairline)
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
the other day; recently; this time; on this occasion
emergency meeting; urgent meeting; emergency session; emergency conference
separate; special; another; separately
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
hectic; topsy-turvy; chaotic
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
overripeness; full maturity; full development