to grimace; to make a wry face
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
national parliament or congress building (e.g. National Diet Building (Japan), United States Capitol (USA), Houses of Parliament (UK), etc.)
to be erected; to be built
Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
innumerable; countless; numberless
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
gunport; embrasure; muzzle
group; bunch; crowd; group
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
Onbashira Festival; log-dragging festival held once every six years in Suwa, Nagano
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
low intelligence; low IQ; feeble-mindedness; unintelligent person; person with a low IQ
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
conviction; belief; confidence
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like