marshy grassland; wetlands
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
pyrotechnic signal; signal flare
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
physical condition; state of health
unexpectedly; surprisingly
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
remedial measure; countermeasure; counter-measure; relief measure; remedy
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
immediately; at once; instantly
to fail to die (e.g. after suicide attempt or accident); to survive; to outlive
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
way one walks; one's walk
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
unless one ...; if one does not ...
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
hosing down; drainage; discharge of water; spraying with water
art of war; strategy; tactics
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to continue to increase; to continue to mount