quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles
each field; various circles
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
empty lot; vacant plot of land
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
computer; cyberbrain; digital brain
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
history; pedigree; lineage
Records of the Three Kingdoms; Annals of the Three Kingdoms
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
(story of the) Forty-seven Rōnin; the Treasury of Loyal Retainers; Chūshingura
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
open day; open house; day when prospective students can visit a university
putting on the pressure; pushing forward; being pressed; being under pressure
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
finger flick to the forehead
dying by the roadside; dying a dog's death
comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); inner citadel; bastion
to become completely chilled
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
how; in what way; circumstances
gleaming; shining; glistening
to pray for the repose of somebody's soul; to pray for the souls of the departed
repose of a soul; ceremony for the repose of a departed soul
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
guide; tour guide; conductor; guidebook
smuggling (people); stowing away
overtime; outside of hours (school, office, surgery, etc.)
irresistibly; suddenly; to be turned on; to be horny
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
to roll up; to be rolled up