body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
assertion; declaration; affirmation
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
to push aside; to push one's way through
important point; point to make note of
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to differ; to vary; to disagree
gorilla (Gorilla spp., esp. western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
point in common; common feature
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to surround; to crowd around
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
assistance; backing; reinforcements
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
some people; a few people; several people
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to be conspicuous; to stand out
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate