logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
to hurry; to rush; to quicken (of one's breath); to pant; to gasp (for air)
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
though one didn't intend (expect) to
very young; childish; immature
child actor; child actress; child's role (in a film, play, etc.); child's part
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
legendary beast; magical beast
trial product; prototype model
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
heavy weapon; heavy weaponry; heavy firearm
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
stepping stones; stone skipping; ducks and drakes
huge person; enormous object
to chop; to cut off; to chop off; to hack off
killing two birds with one stone
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
with a bonk; with a thump; with a klunk; with a rap
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters)
vajra (indestructible substance); diamond; adamantine; thunderbolt; Indra's weapon; Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation