tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
distance of eight sun (approx. 24 cm); dish or tray of this size (esp. used in kaiseki cuisine to serve several kinds of delicacies); food served in such a dish; variety of thick, traditional Japanese paper
slip; skid; slip (i.e. petticoat); slip (of paper); Serial Link IP; SLIP
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
drinking party; banquet; feast
good or bad luck; fortune
long face; looking dejected
explanation; interpretation
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
guess; speculation; supposition
reconciliation (between warring nations); (making of) peace
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
cease-fire; truce; armistice
any of; either of; (to) any
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
official announcement; proclamation
looking or acting as if one owned the place
overseas territories; outlying areas
(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
around the world; throughout the world
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
armed might; military power; the sword; force
deviation; departure; omission
to claim victims; to cause casualties
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
February 26 Incident (attempted military coup in Japan; 1936); February 1936 military revolt
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus); (arch.) black-headed gull (Larus ridibundus); Cinnalepeta pulchella (species of spiral-shelled gastropod)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing