series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
as stated; verbatim; literally
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
departure; leaving; setting off
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to be helpful; to be useful
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
presenter; speaker; performer; actor; participant (in a TV show or TV panel)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
all you have to do is; just; that's all
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
stopping functioning; being out of service
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing