point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
tool; implement; means; furniture
chief; main; principal; important
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
most part; greater part; majority
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to kill an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; to kill viciously; to victimize; to torment
killing an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; blood offering; killing violently; bloodbath; victimizing
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
always; all the time; never; usual; regular