to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
whether or not; presence or absence
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
10th day of the month; ten days
intelligence gathering; information gathering
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
stronghold; fortress; strategic position; key position
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel
government forces; loyalist army
distant view; looking from a distance; being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision; farsightedness
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships
column of water; water column
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
right behind; just behind; directly behind
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
vajra (indestructible substance); diamond; adamantine; thunderbolt; Indra's weapon; Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
you could say that; that might be so
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end