(making, launching) concentrated attack (on, against)
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
jungle; jungle; jungle music
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
straw skirt; grass skirt; traditionally worn by hunters and fishermen
boomerang; swim briefs; Speedos
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
pushing forward (undaunted); pushing on (toward a goal); striving (for)
queen (consort); empress (consort)
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
file (for holding papers); file (collection of documents); filing; file
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to half-rise to one's feet
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
conveying (an intention, meaning, etc.); communicating; (verbal) message; word (from someone); tradition; folklore
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
tea ceremony; Way of Tea; sadō
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
pot (esp. teapot, coffee pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
dust; small debris (e.g. dirt, crumbs); trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
explosive blast (in construction, mining, etc.); blasting
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
password; watchword; motto; slogan