muzzle; snout; muzzle (firearm); muzzle (device to prevent biting)
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
gunpowder magazine; magazine; explosives warehouse; (fig.) powder keg
match (to light fire with)
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
eta; group comprising the lowest rank of Japan's Edo-period caste system and whose work usually involved handling human bodies or animal carcasses
fair exchange; equivalent exchange; exchange of equal value
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
joint struggle; common (united) front
intensification; aggravation
to feel under pressure; to feel impatient; to be in a hurry
expressing one's mind; speaking out
diss; dissing; disrespect
deep-seated; deep-rooted; ingrained
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
postal delivery; mail delivery; postman; mailman
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
number of persons; personnel
one machine; one aircraft; one life
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to be rearranged or transposed
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
please be careful; please take care
your company; your shrine
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
counter for choices, options, etc.
out of range; outside the limits (of...); outside (a) range; outside the scope
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on