speaking tube; voice pipe
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
bow (of boat); prow; stem
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
windless; calm; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
night attack; nocturnal assault
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
floating (e.g. in air, water); floatation; buoyancy; buoying up (e.g. economy)
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
steady state; stable state
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
lading; loading; carrying
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
to run about trying to escape
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
to jump from one thing to another
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to score points with (a person)
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption