end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
urgent; requiring quick (response)
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
mangy cur; low animal; beast
expert; skilled hand; master
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
base of the tongue; root of the tongue
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
curse; spell; malediction
ahead; before; the future
doing as one is told; yes-man
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers
open; spacious; extensive
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
mountain range; mountain belt
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
stroke (swimming); arm stroke; adds strength or emphasis to verbs
young man in his prime; swaggerer; ruffian
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
police; police officer; police station