Chūgoku Retaliation (military maneuver by Hideyoshi Hashiba in 1582)
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
badger game; scheme in which a man and woman trick another man into a compromising situation for blackmail
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)
transmitter; homing device
turning to the right; right turn
longing for; burning desire
very good luck; excellent fortune
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
living by oneself; living alone
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery
Bonin white-eye (Apalopteron familiare)
starting in advance; starting first; going first; starting (in team sports)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
appointment; rendezvous; date
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
cleavage (between breasts)
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
to solicit; to demand; to extort
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology