expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
reading (the parts one is interested in); reading here and there; skimming through; reading word by word; reading only the parts one can understand
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
outsider; someone outside of a group
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training); classroom lecture
embarkation; boarding (an aeroplane, airplane)
riding together; riding with
directly; in person; firsthand
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
outside of one's area of expertise
spur of the moment; mere chance
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
adhesive tape; sticky tape
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
distributing board (panel); switchboard
restoration; repair; mending
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
load; loading; weight (of a load)
absorption; suction; attraction
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)