pons (pontes); pons Varolii; pontine; part of the brain stem (links the medulla oblongata and cerebellum with the midbrain)
insanity; insane person; arbiter of taste; connoisseur
condensed milk; Soviet Union
disaster preparedness; prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster; protection against disaster
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
great army; mighty host; whole army
natural gifts; Tenju era (of the Southern Court; 1375.5.27-1381.2.10)
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
half the body; half length
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
a laughingstock; a standing joke
Zhejiang (China, Eastern coastal province); Chekiang
(something) despised; (something) made light of
pride; self-confidence; self-esteem; self-conceit
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
severe wound; serious wound; gash
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
reconciliation (between warring nations); (making of) peace
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
student; student who performs housework in exchange for meals and lodging; houseboy (attending school or university)
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate