secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
municipal railway; city streetcar; tram
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
more haste, less speed; slow and steady wins the race
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
General Staff Headquarters
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
(together) with; -wide; including
departure from a port; leaving port; setting sail
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
civilian in military employ
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
just because; even if; even though
attack; drive; advance; invasion
fourth day of the month; four days
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
donation; contribution; offering
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
emerging market; emerging nation; emergent nation; developing country; developing nation
American continent; the Americas
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...