to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
on the occasion of; at the time of
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
picturesque scenery; place of scenic beauty
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
pomegranate (Punica granatum)
chickweed (Stellaria sp.); stitchwort
ground cherry (Physalis alkekengi var. franchetii); husk tomato; Chinese lantern plant; children's noisemaking toy
Japanese knotweed (Reynoutria japonica); flowering bamboo
creeping plant; creeper; vine; liana; liane
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
engine compartment (of a vehicle); engine room (e.g. of ship)