independent action; acting alone
urgency; exigency; emergency
supreme command; direction over all
state of the war; war situation
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
constant; steady; constant
to send for (doctor, etc.)
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order; fictional (in relation to anime, manga, etc.); drawn
battle formation; military formation
hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
completely honest; downright honest; straightforward; perfectly upright
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps
to slap down; to knock down; to floor
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
unfazed; stone-faced; unflinching; perfectly calm
to fall; to drop; to fail (an exam); to lose (a contest, election, etc.); to be unsuccessful
barn (for storage); shed; outbuilding
to have a reason; to have an excuse
muahaha (laughter); mwahahaha; bahaha; bwahaha
to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
fiction; fabrication; concoction
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
(the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
formulaic; stereotyped; hackneyed
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash