established practice; custom
summoning spirits; calling down spirits; spirit evocation; communing with spirits; communicating with the dead; spiritualism
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
airsoft (war game using air guns firing plastic pellets)
mock cavalry battle; piggyback fight
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
retention; maintenance; preservation
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
ray gun (in science fiction)
gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
home page; web page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (in snowboarding, skateboarding, etc.); hit point
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
outsider; someone outside of a group
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
haunted house; spook house; haunted house (attraction); haunted attraction
marathon training in physical education classes in Japanese schools
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
supreme command; direction over all
to lead; to direct; to take command
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (jōseki); standard sequence of moves (esp. in a corner)
destruction; annihilation; extermination
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to work; to labor; to labour; to put to work; to make (someone) work
censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification
defeat; lost battle; defeated army
commander; general; leader