rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
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 open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
outline of the Sun (esp. represented as a red circle); the Japanese flag
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to be ready and waiting for; to be on the alert for
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; after all
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
noncommissioned officer of the Japanese Air Self Defense Forces (Defence)
riding together; riding with
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
someone who battles on in difficult circumstances
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
toot (e.g. of trumpet); honk (e.g. of klaxon); beep; farting sound; sound of something being inflated; puff
Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)
(not) even once; (not) ever
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
(artillery) barrage; bullet hell; curtain fire; barrage of scrolling comments (overlaid on an online video)
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to talk; to chat; to chatter
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
ground cherry (Physalis alkekengi var. franchetii); husk tomato; Chinese lantern plant; children's noisemaking toy
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
to not take seriously; to take lightly
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...