to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
picking; collecting; harvesting
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
step-up; advance; progress; increase
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
Nanbokuchō period (of Japan; 1336-1392); period of the Northern and Southern courts; period of the Northern and Southern dynasties (of China; 5th-6th c.)
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme
core; core; hardcore; all-out
Mongol invasions of Japan (1274, 1281)
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
arm wrestling; Indian wrestling; wrestling relying on brute strength (of the arms), rather than skill
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
Island; insula; island; islet
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
pleasant feeling; good vibes
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
(taking a) spectacular photograph; photo taken at just the right moment
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
masturbation; self consolation
some; several; many; how many; how much; very