to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
sleeping like a log; (being) fast asleep (bombed, crashed)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
continuous; nonstop; consecutive; ceaseless
full rehearsal; dress rehearsal; run-through
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
resentment; indignation; anger
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
to strike a pose (in kabuki); to assume a posture; to make a proud gesture; to put on an air of confidence; to speak boastfully
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
two parts; two copies; the second part
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order