(short) rest; breather; break
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
particularly; only; in the case of
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
period; Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
this spring; spring this year
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
comprehensive evaluation; over-all judgment; general comment
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
director (of a film, play, etc.)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
sound; noise; audio; acoustics; reverberation
to supplant; to supersede; to replace; to take the place of
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)