moment by moment; hour by hour
complete blockade (seal); baseball shutout
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
stall (in flying); downturn; slowdown; slump
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
bursting and scattering; popping and being dispersed
spine; backbone; spinal column
looking on; remaining a spectator
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
biological younger sister
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
disputed territory; conflict area
profiting while others fight
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
court (of law); courtroom
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
keeping house; being confined to one's house
complicated and mysterious
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
materials; data; document
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
capital; funds; seed money; asset
stomach-ache; stomach pain; gastralgia