to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
already; now; no longer; not any more
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
tension; tensile strength
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
glue (usu. from animal and fish bone, skin, etc.)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
switching over to; migration; transition
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
hairline; borders of the hair
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common