the place for; the time for; the level of
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
as before; as ever; as it was originally
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
lightly; easily; carelessly
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
sleeping like a log; (being) fast asleep (bombed, crashed)
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
anger; offence; offense; rage; taking offense; taking offence
now that you say that; now that you mention it
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
opposite direction; reverse; retrorse