commander; commanding officer; CO
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
national border; provincial border
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to be burned out (of one's home)
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
even further; and then some; even more
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
way; course; the only way
wicked thought; wicked mind
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
something like ...; something called ...
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
still (continuing); as ever; further
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
that kind; competition; match
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
to refuse; to decline; to deny
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
and then; in addition to that; also; even so