final scene; the end; finale
power balance; balance of power
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
emergency; crisis; imminent danger; Vulnerable (conservation status); VU
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
confusion; mixing; merger
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
skill; dexterity; master hand
brave woman; heroine; lady of character; Amazon
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
read-only memory; ROM; lurker (on a forum); read-only member
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps
jaws of death; dangerous place; (lit.) tiger's den
to make sure of the truth
February; second month of the lunar calendar
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
incarnation; embodiment; realization; giving concrete form (to)
degree of attention; profile
beginning (of a century, etc.)
gourd-shaped war fan; referee's fan; stratagem; tactics
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
to be sluggish (business); to make little progress; to not grow as much as expected
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
whether you like it or not; no matter what one may do; in any event; at all events; (lit.) whether you laugh or cry
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
vindictive; tenacious; persistent; spiteful; vengeful
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
person with low tastes; uncultured person; worldly person; ordinary person (who has not entered the priesthood); layperson; layman