reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
open; public; official; overt
reconnaissance plane; spy plane
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
reconnaissance satellite; spy satellite
commerce; trade; business
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
(main) point; gist; key points; essentials; substance; summary
first thing in the morning
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
cold tofu (served with condiments)
dish of fish or meat flavoured with soy sauce, mirin, etc., coated with starch and then deep-fried
to hinder; to obstruct; to adversely affect
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
excess flesh; surplus fat; flab
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
(wearing) nothing but a pair of underpants
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
naked above the waist; stripped to the waist; shirtless
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
party; social event; get-together; compas (Haitian dance music); konpa; kompa
pay-your-own-way system (e.g. for a wedding reception); entrance fee system; membership fee system
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off