to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
disk; discus; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
rivet; tack; thumbtack; drawing-pin; hobnail
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
to install; to equip; to mount
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
plural; multiple; several
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
automatic; intransitive verb
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to hide from society; to avoid the gaze of society; to keep out of the public eye
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
development; exploitation
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
military of the Empire of Japan
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
making practical; making useful; implementing
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
Empire of Japan (Japan's official name under the Meiji Constitution)
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
boy; son; baby boy; young man