to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
depending on; dependent on
group; bunch; crowd; group
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
still; as yet; as it has been
postcard; memo; note; card
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to bathe; to receive (an honor, etc.)
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
eyes and ears; seeing and hearing; one's attention; one's interest
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
bank; banking institution
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
image; figure; figure; form; image
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
though; notwithstanding; although
workman; enterpriser; schemer
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
top hat; high hat; silk hat; topper
accessory; fittings; appurtenances
(walking) stick; cane; wand