meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
double suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice
to forget to say; to forget to mention
gourd-shaped war fan; referee's fan; stratagem; tactics
striking a deal; coming to an agreement; making noodles by hand; making handmade noodles; manual input (on a computer, etc.); entering (text) by hand
great victory; decisive victory; overwhelming victory; landslide victory
to collapse; to fall down (in a heap)
V sign (hand gesture); peace sign
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
to notify; to advise; to inform
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
work, items, etc. carried over from earlier; hangover; what you ate the day before (and is still being digested)
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
setting off (on a trip); departure
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
to popularize; to popularise; to give currency to; to set a trend
taking leave (of a visited place); leaving; going home; leaving one's employment; quitting one's job; being dismissed
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to prostrate oneself (before)
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
to lay aside; to set aside
feeling of envy; jealous feeling