to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
prickling; stinging; tingling
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
mobilization order; mobilisation order
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to squash; to crush; to flatten
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
in history; ever; historical
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
aggression; invasion; raid
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
and so; therefore; for that reason
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle