close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
close quarters combat; CQC
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
sea of blood; pool of blood
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
birth; creation; formation
peremptory command; must-obey order; absolute instruction; categorical imperative
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
being sensitive to the cold; person who is sensitive to the cold
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
explanation; interpretation
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to perceive; to understand
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
in its entirety; whole; wholly
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly