being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
contract; compact; agreement
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
with a click (e.g. camera shutter); with a snap
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to burst open; to pop; to split
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
no one at all; no one, who he or she may be
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
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess
to get strong; to gain strength
monopole; singular pole; unipole
to wield a baton; to swing a baton; to lead; to direct; to command
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
original method; original procedure; genuine way (of doing something)
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. of a road to traffic); resumption of services
city planning; urban planning; town planning
planning; plan; project; arrangements
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
workload; quantity of work; work rate; units produced
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
bad news; news of a death; death notice
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
workshop; studio; atelier
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
single horseman; wait for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; wait for half of one's pair with four melds completed
Southern Song dynasty (of China; 1127-1279)
Holy City (e.g. Jerusalem, Mecca)
secret information; intelligence
perception; sensing; noticing
10th day of the month; ten days
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate
changing one's attitude or response according to who one is talking to or dealing with
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited