to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to advance construction; to proceed with construction
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
fresh verdure; new green leaves
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
how can (one) do something
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
night attack; nocturnal assault
specialization; specialisation
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
difficult to get into; not be easily influenced into joining some mood or activity
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
Amida Buddha's original vow; long-cherished desire
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
rather; better; instead; if anything
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
to be tonsured; to have one's head shaved; to become a monk
to hold one's life dear; to be reluctant to die
firm; strong; solid; stable
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
large number (of); many; majority
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
shades of evening; dead of night
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting