breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
weird; disgusting; sickening
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
grasp; catch; understanding
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
heating power; thermal power; firepower
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
decoy (for hunting); stool
popular person; favorite; favourite
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
to spend time (on doing something)
defective item; defective product; defective merchandise
to go along; to walk along; to follow
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
special precautions; special vigilance
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
appointed time; timetable; schedule
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
putting into operation; invocation
and (also); both ... and; as well as
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up