to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
silence (not speaking); muteness
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
in this way; thus; such; uh...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
cooperation; collaboration
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to slide into; to slip into
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext