to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
senior executive staff; upper management
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
one by one; in detail; minutely
can't help; won't make much difference
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
clear; precise; definite; distinct
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
treatment (of a person); dealing with
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
one-tenth; one percent (one-tenth of a wari); one-quarter of a ryō (obsolete unit of currency); thickness; advantageous circumstances; one-tenth of a monme of silver
condition; situation; prospects
pyrotechnic signal; signal flare
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
hogshead; puncheon; foudre
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
falling over; toppling sideways