very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
hard to get; hard to come by
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
power; authority; jurisdiction
discretion; discretionary power
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
really; truly; indeed; good grief
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
commandant; commanding officer; general
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
difference; variation; difference
almost; roughly; approximately
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)