important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
waterproofing; making watertight
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
military stores; munitions of war
disposal (usu. of unwanted government assets); sale
persistence; single-mindedness
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
proposal; offer; request; application
riskiness; (level of) danger
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to defy conventional wisdom
step; stride; counter for steps
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
to find out; to discover; to locate
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
human relations; personal relationships
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land