to shake one's head (in denial)
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to employ; to hire; to charter
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
difference; variation; difference
related to; in relation to
national (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
strategy meeting; council of war
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
preface; introduction; preamble
estrangement; alienation; disaffection
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
conventional forces; conventional military forces
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
(looking) over the top of one's glasses; (looking) through a pair of glasses
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside