father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
shooting down (an aircraft)
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
hakama; pleated skirt or loose-legged trousers worn over a kimono mainly on ceremonial occasions; (leaf) sheath; (sake bottle) stand
drawstring purse; money pouch; pouch of fried tofu stuffed with var. ingredients, used in oden; hanger-on; follower; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
eight-tenths; ostracism; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to be sacked; to be dismissed
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
not yet known; unknown; strange
trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
to gain experience; to get accustomed (with something)
black and white; right and wrong
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
locomotive; (train) engine
visualization (of data, results, etc.); visualisation; making visible (something that was previously unseen); recording (a police interrogation)
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
number of times; frequency; count
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
state of the war; war situation
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
usually; ordinarily; in the past
standard language (used in government, education, etc.); standard Japanese
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house