number two; mistress; concubine
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
to bubble; to foam; to froth
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
Deneb (star in the constellation Cygnus); Alpha Cygni
measuring rope with 'ken' (182cm) marked; measurement
fishing; collecting shells; fisherman
barrier wall; bulkhead; partition; septum; diaphragm
government office; public office
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
physical culture; bodybuilding (body development, not necessarily weightlifting)
violent explosion; bursting
several shots; several blows
to fight a battle; to have a fight
gathering place; labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period); entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre)
right angle; perpendicular
incompetent; have no merit
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (tooth); loading (gun with ammunition, camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
attack; assault; attempt; try
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
to backfire; to have a harmful result
to sustain a serious wound
projecting part (of a headland, etc.); moment of departure; (on the) point of going out; outset; start
the six directions (north, south, east, west, up, and down); hexagonal