steamship; steamboat; steamer
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
to have one's name entered (in a list)
point in common; common feature
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
hooting; jeering; heckling
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
prospectus; offering memorandum
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
anxiety (about the future)
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity