battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
there being no use in arguing (about it)
to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
freely; frankly; without reserve
best regards; please take care of; please do
to step forward; to volunteer
mass; mass (media, production, etc.); masturbation
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
degeneration; retrogression
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
cormorant fishing; cormorant fisherman
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
extensive; vast range; wide scope
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
locational advantage; advantageous position
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
to need; to require; to take; to demand
to make the impossible possible; to accomplish the impossible
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
unable to resist; unable to suppress
to devour; to bite to death
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
red birthmark (esp. a hemangioma)
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
to continue to do; to persist in doing
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
filtration; filtering; percolation
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy