clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
catalpa bow; spirit bow; bow used to summon spirits, made of Japanese cherry birch, catalpa, or other wood
to paint (draw) a picture
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
to distort; to strain (interpretation); to force (meaning)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
rehash; (boring) rerun; second brew of tea
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
belligerence; fighting spirit
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
to find out; to discover; to locate
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to