owlet moth (members of the family Noctuidae); noctuid
cloud of dust (sand, etc.)
wheat straw; barley straw
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; kenpō (martial arts); kempo
with no effort at all; easily
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
moron; idiot; stupid person
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
moment by moment; hour by hour
oasis; OASYS (Fujitsu WP system)
to lure someone; to entice someone
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
quickly; calmly; intently
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive