shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
attack; assault; attempt; try
holding hands with fingers interlocked
to press against each other; to huddle together
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to choke; to have trouble breathing
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
butter from cow's milk; storax (resin); styrax; toad venom
to come to one's senses; to calm down
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
unimpressive; unimpressed
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to emphasize; to attach importance to
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
(computer) command; command key; commando
to assemble; to set up; to construct
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
point of departure; initial point; starting point
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor