money order; draft; exchange (e.g. foreign)
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
false impression; deceptive appearance; mere show
empty threat; bluff; paper tiger
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to raise one's voice; to shout
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; kid stuff; puerile trick
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
captured piece that can be reused; person or object held in reserve; available means
vibration; vibrato; trill
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
mass; mass (media, production, etc.); masturbation
general idea; concept; notion
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
ratio; proportion; percentage
when; how soon; how long until
over the top; thickly; heavily; richly