measuring rope with 'ken' (182cm) marked; measurement
the Sheep (eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Ram; hour of the Sheep (around 2pm, 1-3pm, or 2-4pm); south-southwest; sixth month of the lunar calendar
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
well; properly; often; how (could you); why (would you)
to follow another's example
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
logistics; supply; communications
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
blackout (to prevent being seen by enemy aircraft during a nighttime air raid)
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
to breathe while sleeping
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to put in; to place inside; to be enthusiastic; to be engrossed; to be in high spirits; to be excited
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
discovery; detection; finding
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
noisily; with loud footsteps; in a crowd; incessantly; all together
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)