direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
tail (of an aircraft); empennage; tail assembly
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
tracer bullet; star shell; flare bomb
tailplane; horizontal stabilizer; horizontal stabiliser
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
shooting down (an aircraft)
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
river; stream; River; the ... river
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
Ginza (district in Tokyo); busy shopping district; bustling location; silver mint (Edo period)
control column; yoke; joystick
smooth (i.e. without problems)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to form a circle; to move in a circle; (lit.) to draw a circle
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
intercept; interception; counter-attack
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
several hundred; hundreds (of)
operation; functioning; running