rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
number two; mistress; concubine
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
to bubble; to foam; to froth
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
Deneb (star in the constellation Cygnus); Alpha Cygni
measuring rope with 'ken' (182cm) marked; measurement
fishing; collecting shells; fisherman; fisher
barrier wall; bulkhead; partition; septum; diaphragm
mountain chain; mountains
government office; public office
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
building up one's body; building up one's muscles; making oneself stronger; bodybuilding
violent explosion; bursting
several shots; several blows
to fight a battle; to have a fight
gathering place; labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period); entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre)
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
incompetent; have no merit
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (a tooth); loading (a gun with ammunition, a camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
toss (of a ball); tossing; (coin) toss
receiving (the ball); bump (in volleyball); forearm pass
attack; attack (on a difficult task); tackling; making an assault (on a summit); attack
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
to backfire; to have a harmful result
to sustain a serious wound
projecting part (of a headland, etc.); moment of departure; (on the) point of going out; outset; start