heaven and earth; top and bottom
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
vehicle; conveyance; transport; ride (playground, fair, carnival); playground facility
number of households (houses)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
early (days); initial stage; initial
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
operating ratio; rate of operation; availability factor
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
other side; opposite side; other party
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")