announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
intensification; aggravation
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
share; portion; quota; cut
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
point in common; common feature
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
in search of; in order to look for
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
person requiring special attention; person to be wary of; person under (police) surveillance; dangerous person
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order
burnable garbage; burnable waste
tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil
race (of people); type of person
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
to run around; to bustle about
how long; how far; how much