continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
foreign citizenship; foreign nationality
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
picking; collecting; harvesting; extraction
advantage; advantage (in soccer, rugby, etc.); advantage rule; advantage (in tennis)
short distance; short range; short-haul
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
adding (an extra amount); increasing; tacking on (a charge)
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
the whole day; all the day
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to make someone lose face; to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
shrill voice (esp. of women and children)
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
wrapping; lapping (i.e. grinding, polishing)
very popular; highly favoured
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
still; even now; to this day
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular