production (e.g. play); direction
steady; sound; reliable; solid
fencing; art of wielding swords
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
frame-by-frame playback; frame advance; frame-by-frame advance; film drive (camera)
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
abandonment; giving up; bargain sale; selling off cheaply; edge (e.g. of an architectural member); boundary
draw (in competition); tie game
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to put someone to work; to make someone work
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
training room (hall); gymnasium
to pull apart; to separate; to draw; to tie (a game)
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
residence; abode; dwelling
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce
deleterious substance; toxic substance
to strike a pose (in kabuki); to assume a posture; to make a proud gesture; to put on an air of confidence; to speak boastfully
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
true state; actual condition; reality
several years; a few years
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
intelligence operative; spy
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
river; stream; River; the ... river
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
protest action; protest movement
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
exposure to wind; severe criticism
make an issue or problem of something; something becoming a problem or issue
tingling; stinging; pungently