shading; (colour) gradation; kumadori; style of kabuki makeup used for violent roles
foolish face; stupid look on one's face
monster cat; cat with magical powers
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
to trample; to crush underfoot
shrike (any bird of family Laniidae); bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus); butcher bird
without delay; smoothly; without a hitch
function; facility; faculty; feature
wheat straw; barley straw
kiwi (Apteryx spp.); kiwi fruit (Actinidia deliciosa)
to lend an ear to; to listen to
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
Commander-in-Chief; C-in-C
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
it's been a long time; long time no see
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh