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)
sanpaku eyes (eyes with visible white between the iris and the lower eyelid)
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
cooler box; cooler; cool box
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
fighting game (usu. one-on-one)
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
universal medicine; cure-all; panacea
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
to maintain; to continue to have
with a wriggle; in a slithering motion; in a squiggle; with a spurt
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
to put on a patronizing air
future; possible; potential; prospective
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
chorus (esp. in Greek drama); choir
estimated time of arrival; ETA
caster; newscaster; news anchor; anchorman
inventor; designer; planner
(raining) heavily; (water rushing) plentily; with white noise; with a buzz
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
fucking; screwing; having sex
good bye; I'm off; see you later
available; enabled; can be used; may be used
out-of-school learning; off-campus learning
swiftness of foot; fast runner; person of great talent; gifted person
to begin grandly; to start with a bang; to make a spectacular beginning; (lit.) to throw open the curtains
married couple with similar tastes or dispositions; like husband, like wife
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
stiletto (dagger); stiletto heel
to nock (an arrow); to fix an arrow to the string