throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
devoting one's body and soul to Buddhist teachings; unsparing devotion to Buddhism
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
pork cutlet on rice in a lacquered box
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
MP; magic point; military police (US, etc.); MP; member of parliament (UK, etc.); MP
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
adding (an extra amount); increasing; tacking on (a charge)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
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
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
lowish; somewhat low; on the low side; low (ball)
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
reduction by half; halving
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
pale; pallid; bluish-white
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)