early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
poisonous substance; toxic substance
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to tip off (e.g. the police); to inform (on); to squeal; to rat
whoopie; yee-haw; noise made when celebrating
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
croak; ribbit; sound of frogs
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
Nihi (the two former provinces of Hizen and Higo)
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
gurgling down; being sucked into; caving in suddenly
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
being taken aback; state of shock; dumbfoundedness
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
Om; Aun; syllable representing the primordial trinity of Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma; inspiration and expiration; respiration; alpha and omega
tightfisted; stingy; miserly; small-minded
nine (in mekuri karuta); oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling card game)
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains
S; s; south; sulfur; nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); small; second
ahead; further on; beyond (this place); before this; prior to this; earlier
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
looking on from afar; being a spectator
poop; faeces; feces; crap; trash; garbage
locational advantage; advantageous position
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
extinction; annihilation; destruction
to mix; to stir; to blend
literally; to the letter; literal
have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!