mechanism; mechanics; machines; mechanic
left breast; left side of the chest
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)
no sleep or rest; working day and night
man among men; manly man; alpha male
stock (of a gun); gunstock
waterproofing; making watertight
high resolution; high pixel (count)
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
passing through without stopping; passing by
one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task
whole face; all over one's face
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
to rebuke strongly; to tell off
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
(arch.) inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryō system); old man; white ash (of charcoal)
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
secret admirer; closet fan
beach sandals; flip-flops; thongs; pluggers; jandals
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
to get angry; to get mad; to be angular; to be square
completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
holder of a dan rank; dan player (in go or shogi); black belt (in martial arts)
precision instrument or machine
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to stick it out (until the end)
shallow thinking; imprudence; rashness; quick temper; short temper
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance