to launch a surprise attack
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
main school; principal school; this school; our school
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
front garden; front yard; vestibule (of the ear)
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
group; party; team; squad; section
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach