bond strength; adhesive strength; adhesive force
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
conveyor belt sushi; sushi-go-round; sushi train; kaiten-zushi
to fan; to incite; to instigate
vinegared rice rolled in nori (laver)
to leave; to evacuate; to withdraw (from); to move out (of a house, etc.); to vacate
compliments; civilities; hospitality; special treatment; bill (at a restaurant); check
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
reform measures; improvement plan; remedial measures
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
freshly-grated (e.g. daikon)
sound of something falling
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
roar; sound made by monsters
with a smack; with a spank; with a plunk (of the sound of a shamisen); shamisen
distinguished service; meritorious service
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (in Okinawa) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors
pass (e.g. backstage pass); permit (to pass or travel); laissez passer; passport
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
mountain hamlet; mountain village
secret technique; secret art
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
let's do it; I (we) are going to do it
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
in line with this; therefore
large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
hey!; excuse me!; wait a moment
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
major cleanup; spring cleaning
as you see; as you can see