to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
(nth) power; counter for vehicles; multiplication; Buddha's teachings
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
to change (one's clothes)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
singing voice; (sound of) singing
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
cloud of sand (dust, etc.)
all over; all over the place; everywhere
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
manly; masculine; like a man
street; quarter; district; area
grandfather; male senior-citizen
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
young person; youngster; greenhorn; novice; inexperienced person
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to be born; to come into this world
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
war; battle; match; game; competition
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty