to follow loyally; to wait on someone hand and foot; to be at someone's beck and call
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs
surface of a board (shogi, go, etc.); (state of) the board; development of a game; surface of a record
secret; private; surreptitious
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
secret feud; wordless pantomime performed in the dark
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
granted that; even if; even though
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
though; even if; whether ... or ...
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
powerful army; strengthening of the military
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
student number (for seating, etc. in class)
present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)
to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
marimo (variety of algae, Cladophora aegagropila); round green algae; Cladophora ball; lake ball; moss ball
to be intimate with; to befriend
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.); (stopping) suddenly (of communications, a practice, etc.); abruptly; completely
boom; craze; (economic) boom; boom (of a boat); (microphone) boom
within; inside of; less than
blank column; blank space