once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
to go downhill; to go down a slope
beyond that point; after that
three-way junction; three-way intersection
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
close thicket; dense forest; jungle; Amazon (online retailer)
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
(person with) no sense of direction; poor sense of locality
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
38th parallel (that demarcates North Korea and South Korea)
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
aviator; flying ace; birdman
something out of the ordinary; variant; variety; person with an unusual character or background; unique figure; exceptional type
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
moonrise; rise of the Moon
thin, white ceremonial haori worn by miko
age thirty; one's thirties
to mistake (A for B); to misread
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
scoring two waza-ari (and winning the match); combination of techniques; mixed methods
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling)
wintry mountain; mountain that is popular for climbing in winter
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)