to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
mid-air; mid-heaven; zenith
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
to resound; to make a stir
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)
mountain forest; forest on a mountain; montane forest; mountains and forest
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
mountain field; mountain farmland
brown-eared bulbul (Hypsipetes amaurotis)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
immense; awesome; enormous; terrific
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
military camp; barracks; camping
one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
chest; coffer; rice tub; lidded round, wooden container for cooked rice
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
good-natured person; nice person
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
for the time being; for the present; immediate; present; for some time (after); current account
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
development (of film); photographic processing
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over