reduction of armaments; disarmament
secretary; councillor; councilor
mousetrap; rattrap; rat poison; speed trap
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
(crime of) defamation (i.e. slander, libel)
inspector; auditor; examiner; comptroller
Nihi (the two former provinces of Hizen and Higo)
shepherd; German shepherd
to start; to begin; to commence
Full speed ahead!; Full steam ahead!
while there is life, there is hope; without life, there is nothing; don't waste your life
leaving a matter to chance
ceremony performed by a sorcerer to protect a noble setting out on a trip; walking in large steps; walking with a disabled leg; someone with a disabled leg
all you can drink; bottomless cup
papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
volley firing; fusillade; broadside
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
in swarms; in great crowds
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
safe; vault; storage cabinet
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
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