lightning strike; torpedo attack
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
clergyman; churchman; clergy
stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
literary fragment; interpreting (and using) a passage without regard to its context
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); shinobu-wake (Edo-period women's hairstyle); clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
endless; boundless; everlasting
Via Dolorosa (Jerusalem); Via Crucis
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
to support each other; to support one another
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
deep inside; innermost place
research; study; investigation
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to retaliate; to return a blow; to strike back (at); to retort
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
child one is expecting; child in one's womb
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
to run up to; to rush over