ignition; catching fire; setting on fire
to burst into tears; to sob; to weep
to be amused; to find something interesting
to act as an opposite; to form a counterpart; to act as a twin
well done!; nice try!; well fought!
bing-bong bang-bong (Big Ben chimes, used as a bell in Japanese schools)
Japanese spirea (Spiraea Japonica); meadowsweet; Shimotsuke (former province located in present-day Tochigi Prefecture)
with a crack; with a smash
one-by-one; separately; in detail
10th month of the lunisolar calendar (traditional first month of winter, approx. November); late autumn; late fall
firefight; gun battle; shoot-out
high rice field; very fertile rice field
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
day duty; day shift; class duty (students)
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
rikka; formal style of ikebana
white stone; white (go pieces)
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
weird; disgusting; sickening
(one's) quota; assignment
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
newcomer; initiate; rookie