surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
to sit knee to knee (with); to sit opposite each other; to have a congenial talk; to have a candid discussion
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)
without cause; without reason
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
neglecting; ignoring; paying no attention to; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
going into battle; departure for the front; appearing (in a match); starting an election campaign
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
wide difference; a world of difference
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
control of the air; air supremacy
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
head start; initiative; preemption
attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
conventional; commonplace; trite; hackneyed
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
(attacking and) sinking (a ship); sending (a ship) to the bottom; crushing defeat; utter failure; complete exhaustion; collapsing (onto a bed, desk, etc.)
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate