attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
proposal; proposition; suggestion
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
month-long period; (during) month
bureau director; office chief
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
production (e.g. play); direction
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
in accordance with; according to
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
emergency food distribution (esp. cooked rice)
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
killing two birds with one stone
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
rumbling; (ringing) cadence
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
lading; loading; carrying
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
matter of time; question of time
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
the place for; the time for; the level of
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
indescribable; having no way to express