crude construction; crude manufacture
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
burning; combustion; exerting all strength; making an effort
to blaze; to burn brightly
guerrilla; guerrilla warfare; sudden
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
fast rewinding (tape, etc.); fast-reversing
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
foul play; cheating; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
indescribable; having no way to express
one-coin (i.e. able to be paid for with only one coin, esp. a 500-yen coin, sometimes a 100-yen coin); costing 500 yen; costing 100 yen
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
working adult; full-fledged member of society
expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
anatomical model of the human body
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at someone's expense)
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star
(divine) revelation; divine oracle
preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement