to assemble; to set up; to construct
soon; before long; shortly thereafter
abandonment; giving up; bargain sale; selling off cheaply; edge (e.g. of an architectural member); boundary
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
common front; united front
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
being struck by lightning; torpedo attack
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
had better ...; had better not ...
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
hit (of a bullet, shell, etc.); impact
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
sign of a ship (e.g. through fog, silhouette, etc.); outline of a ship
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
chief; main; principal; important
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
a little bit; a little while