metre; meter; meter; gauge
thereupon; shortly thereafter
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
prickling; stinging; tingling
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
while; during (the time when)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
super technology; technology beyond our current capabilities, mainly in science fiction
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
early (days); initial stage; initial
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
very interesting; of great interest
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
drone; unmanned aircraft; drone
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
capable of anything; liable to do