standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
matter of time; question of time
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
handrail; railing; banister
fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships
considerably; fairly; quite
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
landing on an aircraft carrier; deck-landing; reaching a warship; arrival of a warship (at a port)
just because; even if; even though
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
all around; as far as the eye can see
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
elder sister; effeminate man
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)