chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
assistance; backing; reinforcements
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
round (esp. in sports, negotiations, etc.); rounds (e.g. nurse, security guard, etc.)
with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
commander; commanding officer; CO
offensive (movement); aggression
thereupon; shortly thereafter
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
instant; moment; for an instant
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
confusion; mixing; merger
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
head-hunting; recruiting professionals from other companies
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side