to become empty; to be emptied
to need; to demand; to take; to require
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
ticket machine; ticket-vending machine
automatic turnstile (ticket gate)
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
platform; home; home base; home plate
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
seven (long cylindrical things)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
god of thunder; Raijin (god of thunder)
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
the West; the Occident; Western countries
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
farming; agriculture; cultivation
lightning strike; torpedo attack
blessings of nature; nature's bounty; gifts of nature
characteristic; (distinctive) feature; peculiarity; spot color; spot colour
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics