bustle; crinolette; hip pad (football); loin guard (armor); tasse
qanat (underground tunnel for irrigation); kanat
long operating life; long service life; long life
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
postal service; post service
amateur as good as a professional
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
crowding together; grouping together; swarming; crowd; group; swarm
confusing people; magic; ghost, monster, etc., the true identity of which is unknown
web (between fingers or toes); paddle; paddle blade
sticky (situation); finding oneself trapped
object cut off at the end; sudden, abrupt ending
war responsibility (esp. in relation to Japan's role in WWII)
blood clam (Scapharca broughtonii)
kabukimono; Edo-period samurai who attracted public attention with their eye-catching clothes, peculiar hairstyle, and eccentric behavior
uncertain; transient; changeable
rice grasshopper (of genus Oxya); grasshopper; locust (of family Catantopidae)
blindingly quick speed; (in) a flash; (in) the blink of an eye
katana (sword worn on the hip edge up by samurai)
without oxygen; anaerobic; anoxia; hypoxia
portable shrine (carried in festivals); buttocks; lower back; waist
to be a match for; to rival; to be equal to
great enthusiasm; high excitement
firmly (grasped); latched onto; locked onto
to be promoted to a higher rank
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
bulletproof; protection (or charm) against bullets
to have grown tense (of a situation); to have become critical (and to be on the verge of a major upheaval)
inattention; distraction; mind-wandering
computerization; computerisation
righting moment; restoring force; stability