escort vessel; destroyer (Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force)
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
anti-aircraft; antiaircraft
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
northeastern part; the northeast
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
five-storied; quintuplicate; fivefold
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
calamity; disaster; accident
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism
with a crack; with a tearing sound; with a ripping sound; stylish; smart; dapper
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
triangle; triangular shape
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
now that; since; so long as; because
to begin; to set about; to start
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
pressure; oppression; suppression