memory; ability to remember
human; human-like; as a person
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep
situation where alcohol is being served; (over) a drink
to blossom; to flower; to bloom
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
great difference; major mistake
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
of all things (days, etc.)
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
pinning technique (in wrestling or judo); underhanded dealings
damage (esp. financial) caused by harmful rumours or misinformation (rumors)
well known; well connected
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks
H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
to become rough (waves, temper, etc.); to become excited; to become aggravated
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep
to rebuke; to scold harshly
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
secret base; hideout; hidden position
by any means, fair or foul
to think too much; to be over-concerned
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
concentrated fire; intense criticism
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
massing (of troops); gathering