where did you hear that?; who did you get that from?
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
training method in sports, etc. where one imagines how a scenario would play out; mental rehearsal; mental preparation; visualization (for practicing a skill in one's mind)(practising); practicing under simulated conditions (e.g. while watching a video); mental dry run
recitation; reciting from memory
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
outcast; odd man out; pariah
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
plenipotentiary powers; full authority
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
Japanese jack mackerel; Japanese horse mackerel (Trachurus japonicus)
call; summons; convening; convocation
largest ever; biggest; record
to give permission to marry
it's probably so; it stands to reason
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
feigned innocence or naivete; beguiling innocence; wolf in sheep's clothing
(something) like that; that sort of; resembling; seemingly authentic; genuine-looking; realistic
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
person of common sense; common sense man
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
as good as dead; might as well be dead; more dead than alive
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
with a clunk; with a clank; the sound of a sudden decrease (in profits, vigor, etc.)
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
pressure; oppression; suppression
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)