thermos bottle; vacuum flask
to claim victims; to cause casualties
wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
snappingly; with a snap; no more or less than; merely ...; exactly ...
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
while moving; on the move
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
easy to get into (e.g. of music, etc.); easily getting into (a certain mood, etc.)
shuffle (of playing cards, etc.); rearranging (in a random order); shaking (a container to mix ingredients, etc.)
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
old maid (game); living without one's mother-in-law
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
to degenerate; to lapse into
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
to become clumsy; to miss one's aim
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
being the sole winner; beating everyone else; winner-take-all; mostly alone; mostly by oneself
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
spring break; spring vacation
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)
unasked for; unnecessary; uninvolved