direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
remote control; remote operation
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
pulse; pulsating; pulsatile
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; uninteresting
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
direct sunlight; direct rays of the sun
in advance; beforehand; previously
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
eleventh day of the month; eleven days
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
quarantine; medical inspection
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
transfer; transport; removal
temporary; provisional; to do something temporarily (esp. build temporary facilities); to do something provisionally
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
general anesthesia; general anaesthesia
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
the wolf knows what the ill beast thinks; it takes one to know one
government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve