yes it is!; it surely is; certainly
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
elitism; idea of being part of a chosen people
seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating
opportunity; chance; good time (to do); trend; tendency; momentum
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield (in soccer)
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
Nichiren sect; Tendai sect; Lotus Sutra
insurance; guarantee; warranty
to be accustomed to traveling (travelling)
investigation; research; looking something up
to face on; to look out on to
material; materials; data; information; documents
marlin (fish of the Istiophoridae family); merlin (Falco columbarius); pigeon hawk
as if it were about oneself
applications; uses; how to operate; operation procedures
military science; strategy; tactics
new student; freshman; first-year student
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
utter failure; completely wrong guess; big miss
to gain nothing; to be of no benefit; to be no use; to be unprofitable
for heaven's sake (Pete's, mercy's, etc.); for pity's sake; oh stop; lay off
to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language
(looking) very bleak; having dim prospects
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
fortune in battle; luck in war; fate as a warrior
putting beneath other goods; being at the bottom of the pile; lowly position; bottom (of the ladder); obscurity
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
outbreak of war; starting a war
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast