open; public; official; overt
ogling; eyeing (lecherously); leering; staring
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
chastity; virtue; fidelity
boy; son; baby boy; young man
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
movie; film; motion picture
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
foreigner (esp. a Westerner); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
bust-waist-hip measurements; vital statistics
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
commandant; commanding officer; general
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
to take care of someone; to look after someone; to help; to give help where it isn't wanted; to be officious; to bother
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
question; inquiry; enquiry
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
if you run after two hares you will catch neither
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
to chase after two hares; to try and do two things at the same time