watch-keeping; guard; lookout
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
unnatural death; violent death
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
combined use; combination; filling two positions; serving two purposes; dual-use
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
several years; a few years
rare; extraordinary; singular
abundant harvest; bumper crop
to be too large (of clothing); to be baggy; to be flabby; to lose firmness; to slosh about; to be overflowing (with liquid)
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
framework (of a building); foundation; mainstay; support; supporter
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
runner-up; second (in a race)
world; society; people; the public
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd