sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
fast approach; quick intimacy
gliding (through the air)
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result
ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.); hard tip (of a mushroom stem)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
wherein; therein; thereinto
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
(the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
senior high school student
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
to grow angry; to display one's anger
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
junior high school student; middle school pupil
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
taboo word; forbidden topic; words or phrases not allowed (in waka and haikai)
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
unexpected meeting; coincidence
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like