hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
military of the Empire of Japan
pronunciation; production of sound
civilian in military employ
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
meeting; greeting; welcome
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
joint together; opposite; facing
ballast; heavy material placed low to improve a vessel's stability; ballast; crushed stone, gravel, etc. used on a roadbed or railway track
abandonment; giving up; throwing away; disposal; dumping
group; bunch; crowd; group
to mix; to stir; to blend
risky speculation; big gamble; large bet
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
to take over; to hand over
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
black kite (Milvus migrans)
don't let your guard down; carelessness is the great enemy; danger comes soonest when it is despised
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of