counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
loading (on board); equipping; equipped (with); built-in
just one person; only one
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
next term; next period; next version; next release
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
open-top car; convertible; soft-top
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
ten rulers of the afterlife (who judge the dead and determine their placement in their next life)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter
due form; official; formality
now that; since; so long as; because
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
one army; whole army; first string players; the cool kids; the popular kids
commander; general; leader
support; backing; aid; assistance
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
seeing one off; farewell; escort
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
to move forward; to move on
one's younger days; when one was young
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
all present; all concerned; all of us
to eagerly look forward to
reason; cause; circumstances
to beat to death; to kill
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to