extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
(turned out) all right in the end
all right (e.g. when guiding a driver); keep coming; OK; I've got it
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
to affix; to append; to entrust; to refer; to follow (the leader); to submit (a document, etc.)
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
blunder; bungle; gaffe; bungling; stupid; tactless
subdivision; segmentation; fractionalization; fragmentation
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
100,000,000; one hundred million; 10^8
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to become clear; to be made public
connection; linking; joining; coupling; attaching; junction
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
substitution; alternative; substitute
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
insurance; guarantee; warranty
bargain; good buy; budget
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
once upon a time; a long time ago
image; figure; figure; form; image
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
to cease; to stop; to be over