one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
to gather in a circle; to form a circle
to sound together; to vibrate mutually; to reverberate
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
something something; something or other
prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment); noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); family crest designed after the Hannya noh mask; dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
treatment; service; handling; management
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
round shape; circle; circular form
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
tendency; trend; inclination
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
miniboss; sub-boss; mid-boss; underboss (of a criminal organization)
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
in accordance with plans; just as planned
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts