to be silent; to say nothing
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
in one's own way or style
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to have an idea; to have a clue
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
arrest; apprehension; capture
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period
release (of information, documents, etc.); disclosure; display; discovery
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
several hundred; hundreds (of)
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve