pipe; tube; wind instrument; vessel; duct; counter for tube-shaped objects
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
bow (of a boat); prow; stem; head
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
molding; moulding; shaping; forming; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
windless; calm; no-wind; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
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 drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
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 depart (for military service); to go (into battle)
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
airborne (troops, operation, etc.)
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
(very) unusual; unconventional; eccentric; novel; original; striking
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)
continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption