having slow reflexes; being nonathletic; person who is not athletic
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
in the meanwhile; during the time
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
district; section; sector
police substation; residential police box
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
police officer; policeman; constable
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
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)
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
rubbing one's hands together
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
from the viewpoint of; according to
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity