combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
information media; press; news organs
massing (of troops); gathering
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
suited figure; person in a suit
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
how many months?; how long?
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
food and drink; eating and drinking
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
(social) class; rank; grade
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
specialist shop; shop specializing in a few types of product
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
final selection (e.g. of applicants); final screening; shortlisting
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree