raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
several minutes; a few minutes
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
discovery; detection; finding
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
excessive fishing; overfishing; overhunting; excessive taking
(together) with; -wide; including
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to be found; to be discovered
shady; underhanded; questionable
to have an eye on; to zero in on
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
recommendation; endorsement
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
image; figure; figure; form; image
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
chimera (mythological); chimaera