to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it
being startled; getting a shock
(brute) force; using all one's might
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
consists of; comprises; is made up of
identifiable; personalized
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
towering; astonishingly high
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
to be arranged (flowers, etc.); to be on display; to be buried
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
integrity; consistency; conformity; compliance
to establish; to formulate
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
defense; defence; protection
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
starvation; famine; hunger
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
(one's) seating posture; way one sits
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
keeping oneself awake; fighting off drowsiness; method for keeping oneself awake
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
river management; river improvement; flood control
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
to have time free; to have time to spare
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
charcoal; charred remains
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control