to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
colour; color; hue; tints
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to rain incessantly; to downpour
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
to make an appearance; to show up
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
form; shape; figure; visage
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
division; section; demarcation; partition; segmentation; subdivision
from the viewpoint of; according to
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
recoilless rifle; recoilless gun
tank (military vehicle); chariot
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
composite; combined; complex
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
lateral direction; horizontal direction; transverse direction; landscape orientation
firm; strong; solid; stable
such ... as; or some such
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
Shinkansen electrics and track inspection train
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
double heading (using two locomotives at the front of a train); double-headed train; doubleheader