leader; central personage
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
subsurface exploration (geotechnical investigation)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
observer; watchman; lifeguard
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
how many months?; how long?
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
production (e.g. play); direction
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
in accordance with; according to
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
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
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
rumbling; (ringing) cadence
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
lading; loading; carrying
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
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
matter of time; question of time