to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
(adding) fuel to the fire
to put (wood, coal, paper, etc.) into the fire; to throw on the fire; to add to the fire; to burn
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); coarse; catching fish with a net
athlete's oath of fair play
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
short pause; short interval
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to tear up and throw away
participation (in a tournament, match, race, etc.); entry; appearance (on the stage, television, etc.); exiting (a venue, train station, etc.); exit; being dispatched (of an ambulance, fire engine, etc.)
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
nearsightedness; shortsightedness; myopia
and yet; though; when; in spite of
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus); woman who displays the feminine virtues of old Japan
documentary evidence; documentation
to cheat (someone out of); to swindle; to wangle; to wheedle; to get
dizzily; giddily; spinning; boiling up
remittance fraud; bank transfer scam
lucky or unlucky aspect of a given day
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles