visual confirmation; sighting
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
self-consciousness; self-awareness
practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
marshy grassland; wetlands
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
going along with a joke, etc. at the beginning then pointing out its ridiculousness
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
with a crack; with a smash
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
one revolution; one rotation
to rise; to erect; to get up
loins; hips; pelvic region; waist
covering for the back of the hand and wrist
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
sickle-shaped neck (e.g. snake, praying mantis); crooked neck; gooseneck
to look upwards; to look up