to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
to despise; to scorn; to look down on
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
another day; some other day
nine (in mekuri karuta); oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling card game)
waterproofing; making watertight
garbage collection site; trash disposal area
Japanese Self-Defense Force official; Self-Defense Force official
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
teacher; instructor; professor
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
indicate reason; infers some protest
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
blast (wind); blast (explosion)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to some extent; to a certain extent
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
dive (e.g. into water); (underwater) diving; dive (of an aircraft)
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon