grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
this, that and the other; this and that
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
field gun; field artillery
seriously delicious; very skillful; proficient
advance; moving forward; progress
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
audience; spectator; spectators
100,000; hundred thousand
secret; private; surreptitious
by all means; by all costs
strict order; peremptory command
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
lord of a manor; estate steward
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
cod roe (roe of any fish from family Gadidae, esp. salted walleye pollack roe)
finely chopped katsuobushi, sometimes with soy sauce
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
Japanese ginger (Zingiber mioga)
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
gloomy (of a person); dark; cheerless
key rack; (wall-mounted) key holder; key hook
ordinary people; general public; public at large
to catch the eye; to attract attention
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
sympathy; compassion; pity