enemy movements; enemy's position
forwarding or transportation industry
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
prime minister; premier; chancellor
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
coincidentally; by chance; unexpectedly; rarely; unusually; seldom
to say something better left unsaid; to go too far (by saying something rude)
narrow-minded; intolerant; petty
accomplishment; execution
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
uniforms supplied to employees; an allotment
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
to be the ruin of (a person)
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
obscene; indecent; dirty; improper
misconstruction; distortion; misinterpretation; misunderstanding; perversion; contortion
perception; sensation; awareness
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
waist; girth; measurement around waist
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
advance; moving forward; progress
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
seafood cooked whole so that it retains its original form
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death