far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer
dozens; scores of; decades
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
(squad of) police; police force
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
armed forces; military; troops
public announcement (in a department store, etc.)
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
Swords and Firearms Control Law (1958)
consideration; taking into account
submersion; inundation; being flooded
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
right under; directly below
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
to place firmly; to hit very hard
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
foreign matter; impurities
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse