rescue mission; evacuation operation
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
being too late; losing one's final chance
jumbled; in disarray; scattered randomly about (small items)
rite of scattering flowers; glorious death (in battle); heroic death
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
dual structure; double structure
same quality; same nature; homogeneous
to stick it out (until the end)
break; pause; interruption; intermission
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
bygones; the past; past event
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
command; control; commander
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to look forward to something
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to mow; to reap; to harvest
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with