amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
carrier pigeon; homing pigeon
book or scroll that has been handed down through generations; book of secrets; delivering a letter
express messenger; postman; mailman; courier
delivery; dispatch; despatch; service of process
outside the country; abroad
transport; freight; shipping
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
study; research; investigation
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
in advance; beforehand; previously
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
manner of using one's hands
to assemble; to set up; to construct