wooden hammer; wooden mallet
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
previous president (immediately preceding the incumbent); former president
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
land, sea, and air; army, navy and air force
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
head; chief; chairman; governor; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine
in that manner; like that
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
defense; defence; protection
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
my; one's own; personal; privately owned
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
split; division; break up
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
tail (animal); tail end; tip
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
to fall completely silent; to become still as death