to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
guidance; leadership; leading the way
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
clicking; clopping; clacking
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
members; member; constituent
rest; break; recess; intermission
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
height (of body); stature
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
two (long cylindrical things)
sticking out prominently (usu. something long and thin); rising up
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
correct; proper; formal; invertible (matrix); holomorphic
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis); domestic Asian water buffalo; wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee); Asian water buffalo
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
Japanese style; Japanesque; Japanism
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart