(diving) fin; swim fin; flipper; fin (on a surfboard, aircraft, etc.)
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
shutting oneself up in one's house; staying indoors; living in seclusion; house arrest (Edo-period punishment)
to order; to command; to appoint
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
dismissal (from a position); discharge
looking on from afar; being a spectator
to become scared; to have an attack of nerves; to have a yellow streak; to chicken out; to run out of courage
to take over for (someone); to stand in for; to substitute for; to replace; to take the place of (something)
new moon; first day of the lunar month; crescent moon
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
season; the times; opportunity; occasion
declaration of war; proclamation of war
divine spirit; (Shinto) god; soul (of a dead person); spirit
(great mental) resources; quick brain; resourcefulness; good wits
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
opinion; intention; thought
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
having no relation with whatsoever; having nothing to do with; alien
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
exaltation; emotional uplift
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
hair on the back of one's head
important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued; major premise (in a syllogism)
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
other than; excluding; without
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
great many; ever so many; any number; as few or as many (as you like); whether large or small
what sort of; what kind of; what way
stereotyped; stereotypical; invariable; like clockwork; regular