induced explosion; secondary explosion
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
individual differences; personal equation
expert; skilled hand; person of experience
in that way; like that; that way
recklessness; rashness; foolhardiness; temerity; (lit.) without watching where one is going
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
land area (of a country, continent, etc.)
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
household (electrical) appliances; home appliances; consumer electronics
electronic device; electronic equipment; electronics
to be to the point; to be pertinent
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
washing machine (laundry)
and so; therefore; for that reason
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
citizenship; civic rights; civil rights; widespread acceptance; social recognition; common use
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
ban; prohibition; interdiction; injunction
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah
scarcity of eligible men; difficulty for a woman to find a man; man shortage
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
for use by children; for children
root (of a tooth); dedendum
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
nature; the natural world; realm of nature
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun