equipment; device; installation; stage setting
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
toppling sideways; turning sideways; falling over sideways; barrel roll
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
spin; rotation; spin (in PR, politics, etc.); ribbon bookmark (attached to the binding)
shoulder (of a road); berm
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
acceleration; speeding up
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
to refuse; to decline; to deny
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
master sergeant; sergeant major (JSDF)
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
second (unit of time); arc second
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment