specialization; specialisation
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
suppressive fire; neutralization fire
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
integrity; fidelity; constancy; principle; faithfulness; honor
collapse; break; cave-in; market decline; market crash
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
a long, long time ago; very long ago
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
to hit hard; to strike hard
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
gun; pistol; ohajiki; traditional children's game similar to marbles, played with coin-shaped pieces of coloured glass or plastic; repellence
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
packing into a box; boxing (up); thing packed in a box
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
but; however; although; though
spatula; (fabric) tracing spatula; (pottery) pallet; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
serious; severe; grave; acute