head; brains; intellect; understanding
great person; eminent figure
to be dampened (of one's enthusiasm, enjoyment, etc.); to be reduced; to be weakened; to be spoiled
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
battle of wits; contest of wits
deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
dish of fish or meat flavoured with soy sauce, mirin, etc., coated with starch and then deep-fried
fried chicken with vinegar and tartar sauce
whole roast (e.g. pig, turkey, etc.)
nervous temperament; worry habit; pessimistic nature; pessimism
sense of emptiness; empty feeling; feeling of meaninglessness
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
next time it will be me who needs your help; when times are tough, we should help each other; we are all in this together
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
primeval forest; virgin forest
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
but; however; although; though
billeting area; cantonment; encampment; étape
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
wooden hammer; wooden mallet
I don't know; I don't understand
rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)
to go ahead; to pull ahead
this (very thing); this precisely
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
beach; seashore; captured pieces; captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
(feeling of) identification; sense of unity
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition