finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
leaving everything up to someone else
beating (inflicted as punishment); mob violence; mob justice
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
blood relationship; blood relative
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
age range; age-group; age bracket
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
generation; the world; the age
standard language (used in government, education, etc.); standard Japanese
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
thin dōjinshi, usually featuring adult content
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
words used by young people; slang
influenced by; in response to; in the wake of; triggered by; following
reminiscence; nostalgia; thinking fondly of the past; recalling the old days
very much; really; extremely
Hiroshima prefecture (Chūgoku area)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
cruelty; hard-heartedness