incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
author; writer; novelist; artist
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
electric appliance store; electrician
domestic help; domestic helper; domestic servant; maid
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
innocence; being not guilty
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
I told you so; you see that?
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors); bringing something up after the fact; revealing something afterwards; holding back until the last minute
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
resolution of an incident; solution to a (criminal) case
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
causing a stir; causing a commotion; making a fuss; troublemaker; person who causes a stir
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
Joan of Arc (1412-1431; French military leader)
putting into operation; invocation
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
stress relief; getting rid of stress