laughing foolishly; cackling
endurance; perseverance; patience
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
fool; twit; idiot; bird-brain
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
well-cooked; well-done; browned
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
catfish (esp. the Amur catfish, Silurus asotus); (arch.) earthquake
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
older sister; elder sister
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
personality; character; individuality; personhood
personal appearance; character; personality
when; how soon; how long until
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
start; leaving; marching off
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
body; physical system; (the) person
going into battle; departure for the front
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
stagnation; hindrance; delay
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
starting in advance; starting first; going first; starting (in team sports)
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
second in command (of an army); vice-captain; fourth athlete to compete in a 5-on-5 team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
military supplies (transported to the front line); military stores
support; backing; aid; assistance
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-