to go bar-hopping; to go on a pub crawl
great war; great battle; world war
line; queue; procession; matrix
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
soldier; warrior; person of courage; strong person; very capable person
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
interview (e.g. for a job)
epidemic; plague; pestilence
traditional performing arts (e.g. shamisen, koto, dance, etc.); accomplishments
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
imprudent; indiscreet; immodest; indecent; inconsiderate; inappropriate
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
to tower above; to stand out
to stop talking; to be silent
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
cover; mantle; shroud; hood; casing
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
one life; one's life; one order; one command
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
life and death; life or death
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
wages; pay; rental payment
to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)
next; next person; (arch.) room adjoining a noble's parlor
masculine woman; mannish woman; feminine man; effeminate man; intersexual; hermaphrodite
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
experience; history; record; career
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
kind; sort; species; species
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
person of doubtful origin; suspicious stranger