imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
invisibly; secretly; privately
S; s; south; sulfur; nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); small; second
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
in one's own way or style
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
inexpert or untrained eyes
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
ejection (of spent shell casings)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
armor and helmet (armour)
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
in the end; at the end of the day
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
counter for choices, options, etc.
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to look away; to avert one's eyes
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m