irrigation channel; irrigation ditch; irrigation canal; flume
picking; collecting; harvesting
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
meeting place; assembly hall
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
phone trace; detecting the source of a telephone call
he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
way (of doing); manner; method; means
adviser; advisor; counsellor; counselor
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to exercise one's authority as a (noun); to act as a (noun)
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
in swarms; in throngs; in droves; in hordes
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
according to (depending on) one's ability; if one is good (competent, talented) enough
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
preventive measure; recurrence prevention; relapse prevention
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
edge of town; outskirts of a village
information transfer; information transmission
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at