to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
expert; skillful person; good move (in shogi, go, etc.); clever move
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to hold fast; to protect to the end
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
plastic sleeve (documents); sheet protector; clear file
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
settlement; solution; resolution
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
homeroom; form room; form class
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
open field; empty lot; plain
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
to give a broad grin; to smirk
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
empirical; from experience
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
commander; general; leader
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture