to palm off; to force a sale
travelling alone; solitary journey
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark
positive (e.g. thinking); positive; positive (pole); anode
foot soldier (Edo period); samurai on foot; (arch.) going on foot; (arch.) walking
tight turn; adaptability; flexibility; maneuverability
sharp turn; tight turn; steep turn
shooting down (an aircraft)
score (in a game); full score
including (a cost) in a total calculation; appropriating (a sum of money); recording; allocating; booking
survival; survivor; relic
to recover a cost; to recover an expense; to get a return on one's investment; to get one's money's worth
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
practical; actual; de facto; in essence; in all but name
forged weaponry (e.g. swords, spears, etc.); forged metal tool; molded dry confectionery; moulded dry confectionery; percussion instrument
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
something long; useless things; white elephant; boondoggle
sword with a very long grip
rod used to ward off calamities (usu. made of holly olive)
general term; generic name
Northern and Southern Courts (of Japan; 1336-1392); Northern and Southern Dynasties; Northern and Southern Dynasties (of China; 420-589)
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
to liken to; to compare to; to pattern after; to model after; to imitate
to bend a bow; to shoot an arrow; to rise up against; to rebel against
to become accustomed to calling (e.g. someone by a certain name)
several years standing; over several years
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
minor or untalented actor (relegated to roles such as the legs of a stage horse); (lit.) horse's legs
token (gesture, gift, etc.); (done) for form's sake; for the sake of appearances
stability; security; equilibrium
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
outside track; outside pitch
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
physical strength; muscle strength
heart and lungs; cardiopulmonary bypass; heart-lung machine; CPB pump
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
visitor (to a factory, school, lab., etc.)