crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica)
advertising material; promotional material; propaganda material
pro among pros; best of the best; top tier; ultimate professional; player's player
rescue squad; rescue party
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; having a beautiful voice
endurance contest; test of endurance
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
Harbour Ward (e.g. in Tokyo)
outrageous; reprehensible; rude; insolent; nefarious
to backfire; to have a harmful result
incompetent; have no merit
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
at the present time; as of now; at this time
on duty; at work; while working
suspicious character (person, figure)
putting life into; animating; cheering up
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
un-; non-; negative prefix
rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion
mechanism; mechanics; machines; mechanic
beach hut; beachside clubhouse
wounded person; injured person
radical party; extremists
locking on (to a target, esp. by radar)