to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
arrest; apprehension; capture
the aforementioned; the said; the usual; kudan; yōkai resembling a human-headed bovine, said to prophesize misfortune or bountiful harvest
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
name; given name; first name
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
flight; desertion; escape
one day; (on) a certain day
offensive (movement); aggression
main cause; primary factor
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
headquarters; head office; main office
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
preface; introduction; preamble
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
consenting to; agreeing to; understanding; being convinced of; being satisfied
question; inquiry; enquiry
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
a few seconds; several seconds
mountain ascetic; practitioner of Shugendō
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
in the same way as; just like
such; like that; that sort of
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
as expected; as predicted