securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
sending and receiving; transception; to transceive; to send and receive
failure; mistake; blunder
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
settlement; permanent residency
to lure someone; to entice someone
(physical) growth; development
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to feel itchy; to itch; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
traffic; volume or quantity of goods transported
large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
start; leaving; marching off
for a while; for some time; for a period
to raise (usu. one's shoulders, with a jaunty, swaggering effect)
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
signs of defeat; adverse situation
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress