to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
soldier; combatant; warrior
to get slightly dirty (all over)
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
source of funds; resources; finances
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
chin; jaw; gills; branchia
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
cave; tunnel; tunnel tomb (Kofun period)
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
should; must; -able; probably; likely
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)