little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
together; at the same time; same; identical
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
fort; stronghold; fortification
rather; sooner; preferably
logistical support; combat service support
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
even though; despite; when
readiness; preparedness; attitude; kanji "vapor" radical