name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
long-play (record); long-playing; linear programming; line printer; laser printer; Liberal Party
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
beautiful woman with cold, standoffish air
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
to yell; to shout; to scream; to bawl
secret swordsmanship (of a specific school); secret traditions of fencing
extra (e.g. in a film); supernumerary; extra; surplus; excess
slash character (ASCII 057); slash (fan fiction)
to pierce through; to break through
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
smallish; on the small side
class; heading; group; category
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
Chinese poem with five characters per line
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
economical; efficient; lean; compact
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
cellophane tape; adhesive tape; Sellotape
defense capability (defence)
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
older person with more life experience
to begin purchasing; to purchase