to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
to kill; to choke the life out of
violent explosion; bursting
Hyūga (former province located in present-day Miyazaki Prefecture); Hyūga (city)
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to burst open; to pop; to split
long-awaited; much-awaited
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
open; public; official; overt
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
one's son; you little bastard; you little brat
being struck by lightning; torpedo attack
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
right beside; close to; nearby
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
with no effort at all; easily
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person