sound; noise; acoustics; reverberation; echo; audio
operation; functioning; running
nature; property; disposition
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
ignition; detonation; triggering; explosion
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
single word; a few words; brief comment
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
frontmost; a short time ago; a little while ago; just now
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
advance; moving forward; progress
observatory; observation post
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
in deep black; in jet black
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
wind-swept; exposed to the wind
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre