setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
having little left; having few remaining; running short; running low; scant
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
overseas student; exchange student
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire
complete change; about-face
right under; directly below; right beneath
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
inside (a region, area, etc.); within the range (of); within the sphere (of influence, etc.)
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
bow (of a boat); prow; stem; head
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
acceleration; speeding up
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
war; battle; match; game; competition
gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to fire into; to shoot into
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream