to provide; to arrange; to install
rope; cord; policeman's rope
in steps of; in units of; calculated by
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
nine parts; ninety percent; mostly; nine percent
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
sports-minded; sports-oriented
launch (of a rocket, satellite, etc.); lift-off; end (of a project, theatrical run, etc.); close; party to celebrate the successful completion of a project (run of performances, etc.); wrap party
long ago; previous; of a former age
cheering group; cheering squad
private regulations; bylaws; internal rules; tradition
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
militant (faction, group, person, etc.); hardliner who favors force over compromise; hawk
instruction; direction; briefing
crime committed for fun; criminal who takes delight in people's reaction to his crimes
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
trust; entrusting; leaving in someone's trust
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
irregular (schedule, service, etc.); indeterminate (length of time); staggered (payments)
heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object
good or bad luck; fortune
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
useless; worthless; half-man (esp. upper body); (arch.) half day (e.g. when working)
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout