importance; emphasis; stress
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
raft; forearm protector; skewered baby-eel kabayaki
to provide; to arrange; to install
rope; cord; policeman's rope
in steps of; in units of; calculated by
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to rule; to govern; to administer
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
nine parts; nine percent; almost
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
sports-minded; sports-oriented
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
long ago; previous; of a former age
cheering group; cheering squad
private regulations; bylaws; internal rules; tradition
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
presence (impressive quality)
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
instruction; direction; briefing