marathon; long-distance race
rule; reign; government; governing
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
chatter mark (machine tools)
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
complete financial statement; summing up; concluding
departure (sailing) formalities
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
Italian submarine Scirè (S527)
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
racing noisily (in a car, motorcycle, etc.); roaring (e.g. down the street)
indigenous person; inhabitant of a country; local; native; local lords and samurai; daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
certificate (usually of proof of something); credentials
to calm; to soothe; to quiet; to appease
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to change (e.g. a bill); to transfer (e.g. money); to switch over; to move over
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
different culture; foreign culture
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
severely; harshly; utterly; terribly