running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
compact; portable; easy-to-use; handy
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
such; like that; that sort of; very
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
ability; performance; efficiency
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
maid; helper; help; assistance
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
standby; preparation; arrangement
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
to pitch camp; to set up camp
high place; high altitude; heights; broad view
to attack; to assault; to assail
profitable plan; good plan
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
front; frontage; facade; main
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
flying column; detached force
to launch a surprise attack
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
going into battle; departure for the front
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
left-wing (politics); left wing (of a bird, aircraft, formation, etc.); left flank; left field
right-wing (politics); extreme right-wing group; right wing (bird, plane, etc.); right field; right flank; right fielder; high rank
battle array; battle formation; battlefield
simplification (character, hair-style, etc.); unbalancing an opponent
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute