commander; general; leader
it is easier to do something than worry about it; fear overruns the danger; (lit.) it is easier to bear (a child) than to worry about it
empirically; from experience
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
to give a broad grin; to smirk
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
departure; leaving; setting off
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
open field; empty lot; plain
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
homeroom; form room; form class
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
settlement; solution; resolution
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
plastic sleeve (documents); sheet protector; clear file
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
to ascend; to go up; to climb
little by little; bit by bit
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to hold fast; to protect to the end
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
expert; skillful person; good move (in shogi, go, etc.); clever move
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces