chain mail (armor, armour)
perfectly ordered; perfectly coordinated
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
wild; rough; unrefined; unpolished; rugged; tough
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
(bulge of one's) biceps; zeal; effort; enthusiasm
wavy form; ripply shape; waveform
check (against); collation (with); comparison; verification
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
cutting of hair (to a short length); haircutting; bobbed hair; bob
(so miserable that it is) painful to look at; painful to watch
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
be (that) as it may; having said that
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
human wave attack; human wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
channel; duct; passage; watercourse; flow channel
raft; forearm guard (made of thin metal plates); skewered baby-eel kabayaki
going downstream (in a boat)
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period
accepting an order; receiving an order; orders received; closed won
forevermore; for eternity
branch shrine; corporate spin-off; split-off business
going and worshipping (at a shrine or temple); visit (to a shrine or temple to worship)
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
mouth with a protruding lower lip and jaw; socket; receiving window; slot
written oath; covenant; pledge
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; screech (of a bird); scream; yawp
dropout; quitter; deserter
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
squelching; gurgling; bubbling; raking in (money); rolling in; hand over fist
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things
late shift; second shift; afternoon shift