dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
thatching a roof (with grass); thatched roof
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation; reverse operation
article specially made to order; made-to-measure (custom-made) article
standardization; standardisation; normalization (e.g. in maths)
cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica)
tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor
soft rush (Juncus effusus var. decipiens); common rush
burned down; entirely destroyed
to fill with holes; to riddle (e.g. with bullets)
defense; defence; defensive preparations
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
these days; nowadays; recently
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
indiscriminate imitation; monkey see, monkey do; blind follower
to trample; to crush underfoot
cares; ill feeling; reserve
to go easy on somebody; to be easygoing; to be lenient
to cross the line; to go too far
trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
publicity (information) activities; public relations
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
to grudge; to begrudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining