home area; home town; local
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
particularly; only; in the case of
pit viper (esp. the mamushi, Gloydius blomhoffi)
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
ornamental garden stone (seemingly placed randomly to give the garden a more natural appearance); garden rock; sacrificed stone (in go); sacrifice (e.g. career, reputation); stones used in a foundation; riprap
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
beyond one's means or position
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
to gain experience; to get accustomed (with something)