to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
flat board; slab; slat; monotonous; dull; flat
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
pitch dark; total darkness
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
bringing alongside (ship, vehicle, etc.); coming alongside; mooring
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine
not necessarily so; is not always true
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
whipping; beating with a whip; whiplash
trivial; not amounting to much
to shake off; to throw off
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
charcoal; charred remains
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to drop; to lose; to let fall
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
succession; continuation; series; sequence
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
container (e.g. shipping); skip
carrying in (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); bringing in; taking in
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging