body; body blow (in boxing)
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
war area; battlefield; theater; theatre
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
great hurry; great haste; rush
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
to complete decisively; to do to completion
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
spare (part, tire, etc.); spare (bowling); knocking down all pins on the second throw
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
chronological order; time series
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice