prediction; prophecy; prognostication
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
counting by the minute (of a schedule, etc.)
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
counter for choices, options, etc.
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
matter causing distress; something causing worry
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
evening; night; nighttime
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to make trouble; to make waves; to cause discord
belief that human nature is fundamentally good
thrifty person; frugal person; economizer
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved
presence; sitting with; being with
to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
inundating a castle; cutting off a castle's water supply
capable; able; talented; promising
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard
currently accepting (applications, etc.)
vain person; ostentatious person; show-off
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
ten-day period (in a month); ten-year period (in one's age); decade
third grade; third class; tertiary
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
grey moustache; white beard
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
record keeper; recorder; archivist
J; j; Japan; joule; jack (playing card); tatami mat (as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm); Japan Professional Football League
tenement house; row house
to protect against the elements; to shelter oneself from the weather
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
mountain ridge; near a mountain
wood (for building); lumber; timber
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best