war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
feeling keenly; fully realizing
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
pack; packet; to pack; to package; (cosmetic) face pack; face mask
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
yen (currency of Japan); circle
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
to be covertly swapped; to be replaced (e.g. with a counterfeit)
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
the very best; excellent; superb
first meeting; first interview with
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
in that manner; like that
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
special training; intensive training; crash course
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
coffee-flavored milk; coffee milk
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to increase; to add to; to augment
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
serious; severe; grave; acute
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
to get back into shape; to retrain; to rebuild; to reschool
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to add (to); to add on; to append
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part