to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
legendary beast; magical beast
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
acceleration; speeding up
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
standing close together; bristling (with)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
tinkering; mending pots, pans, kettles; (arch.) man and woman walking together; (arch.) couple walking together
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to strike; to hit; to give hell to
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
six (long cylindrical things)
Japan Defense Agency (became Ministry of Defense in January 2007)
site; point on a map; spot
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
image; figure; figure; form; image