rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
dozens; scores of; decades
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
near; close; beside; third person
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to continue to do; to persist in doing
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
command; order; dictation; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to bail out (water); to scoop out
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to