fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade; firefighter
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
storehouse; warehouse; godown
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
body build; physique; frame
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
force (bulldoze) one's way through
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
facing south; southern exposure
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
every person; each one; everybody
(corrugated) cardboard; cardboard box; carton
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
check (against); collation (with); comparison; verification
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full