evening cicada (Tanna japonensis)
to be careless; to be inattentive; long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled); (arch.) flaring up (fire); (arch.) rising (e.g. steam)
to be transmitted (handed down) from generation to generation
winner; victor; conqueror
hotcake; (American) pancake
limousine (stretched car); shuttle bus (usu. to airport)
to make one's own; to take possession of
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
private affairs; personal matter
ray (any fish of superorder Batoidea)
revival; restoration; resuscitation
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
ancient time; age of the gods
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
perfect; perfection; perfect game
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
preliminary arrangements; spade work
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
don't worry; no worries; never mind
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
by sheer strength; by brute force
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
commandant; commanding officer; general
finishing blow; coup de grâce
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
orders; instructions; directive; command