now that; since; so long as; because
military personnel; soldier
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
airsoft (war game using air guns firing plastic pellets)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
thorough; exhaustive; complete
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
command; lead; generalship; leadership
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
black kite (Milvus migrans)
evening meal; supper; dinner
way one dresses; way one looks like in certain clothes
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
undisputed; entirely; perfect
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
apparently; appears to be
leather; leather-bound; leathern
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
class president; head class representative
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
single word; a few words; brief comment