to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
body; physique; build; stature
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to step over or across; to overcome
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
evacuees; displaced persons; refugees
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
household belongings; household possession; furniture and household goods; goods and chattels; home furnishings; household goods
men; manservant; male attendants to an actor
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. hair)
guerrilla; guerrilla warfare; sudden
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
joint; link; knot; tie-together point
combination; union; binding; bond
arch of triumph; triumphal arch
papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
fully prepared; all ready
outbreak of war; starting a war
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
web; World Wide Web; WWW; Web
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
leading group (of runners in a marathon, etc.); leading pack