to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
donation; presentation; gift
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot; walking (all the way) across; travelling through; travelling all over (e.g. a country); visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)
manner of using one's hands
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
dissection; autopsy; postmortem examination; analysis; postmortem
recreation; diversion; relaxation
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
strained lees (e.g. sake, tofu); draff
winter fur; winter plumage
fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)
to warm (up); to heat (up)
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point
heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored
lecture (esp. special engagement by noted speaker); lecture meeting (event with one or more lectures)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
available; enabled; can be used; may be used
barista; varistor; ballista; barrister
loading; charging; filling
cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck
war situation; progress of a battle
great army; mighty host; whole army
all-out attack; general offensive
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
flag signaling; semaphore
enemy camp; enemy line; last 3 rows of the board
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
scram (emergency nuclear reactor shut-down)
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to make an appeal (to the public); to rally (people) to one's cause; to call to action; to spur on; to fire (someone) up; to rally (troops, employees, etc.)