picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
one edge; one end; one side
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
godsend; gift from providence
disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to jump at; to be attracted by
opium poppy (Papaver somniferum)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to drop; to lose; to let fall
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
such ... as; or some such
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
to support; to back up; to side with; to cover one's exposed shoulder again
front or rear of a palanquin (carried by two people); one of two people carrying a palanquin
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
at first; in the beginning; originally