in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
command; lead; generalship; leadership
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
to attempt; to test; to try out
special training; intensive training; crash course
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
Everyone is safe (all right)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
failure; mistake; blunder
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
rest; break; recess; intermission
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
fifth day of the month; five days
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do