eardrum; tympanic membrane
ignorance; inexperience; unfamiliarity
to hit somebody where they least expect it; to take revenge on someone in an unlikely place; to get revenge on someone in a different contest; (lit.) to attack the Edo enemy in Nagasaki
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
small; narrow; familiar prefix; slightly; a bit
immortal; undying; indestructible
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to go numb; to have pins and needles
one's opinion on life and death; life-and-death issue (e.g. in religion)
one-fifth of the night (approx. 2 hours)
to run down (stairs, etc.)
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
bureau director; office chief
secrecy; highly classified information
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
offering an opinion (to a superior, the government, etc.); proposal; suggestion; advice
unnatural or untimely death
voiceless; unvoiced; silent; noiseless
lecturer; rhetorician; orator; narrator in Japanese silent cinema; film interpreter
briefer; elucidator; exponent; expositor; explainer
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
flowing style (e.g. of narrating a story); eloquence
talk; recital; narration; topic
action film; action movie; action drama; riotous scene; fight scene
to be photographed; to be projected
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
cliche; platitude; formula; set phrase
street performance by itinerant entertainers featuring a tumbling act in which a child performer wears a carved lion's head
heroic; brave; majestic; soul-stirring; lively; gallant
body; physique; build; stature
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
one grade; first-class; primary
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)