to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
Noctiluca scintillans (luminescent species of dinoflagellate)
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
phosphorescence; luminescence
ingredient; component; composition
dial (on timepiece, meter, etc.); letter board (e.g. on typewriter, writing aide for the disabled, etc.); character board
light; faint; pale; fleeting
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
body; physique; build; stature
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
near; close; beside; third person
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
to trample down; to crush underfoot; to kick down; to avoid paying (e.g. a debt); to jump (a bill); to bilk
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature; preface; introduction
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
in the hand; (something) easily manipulated