eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding bed
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
platform truck; hand truck; trolley; (railway) truck; bogie; flatcar
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
inspire someone with fresh courage; with redoubled courage
outbreak of war; starting a war
first match (in a series)
conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
and various other things; and many other things; and more; and what not; and all that
large-scale, long-running TV series (esp. of period pieces produced by NHK)
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
to be smeared; to be covered
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
lucky seventh (inning); seventh-inning stretch
Shinran (founder of the Jōdo Shinshū sect of Buddhism, 1173-1262)
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
lost article; lost property
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
force (bulldoze) one's way through
strong interaction; strong force
adhesive tape; sticky tape