training (animals); breaking (animals)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
form; method; system; formula
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to get off; to abandon (a ship or vehicle)
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
double; twice (as much); twofold
shrill; piercing (scream, etc.)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
clean sweep; killing several with one sword sweep
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
pressure; oppression; suppression
drill; gimlet; awl; auger
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
defense; defence; protection
namasu; dish of raw fish and vegetables seasoned in vinegar
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
Achilles tendon; calcaneal tendon; Achilles' heel; vulnerable point
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
gusher; spout; outpouring; effusion; torrent
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
abusive language; violent language; wild words