to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
boot camp for new recruits (conducted by Japan's Self-Defence Force)
enterprise; business; company; corporation
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
order (to an employee from management)
experient; person who has experienced something
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
secret base; hideout; hidden position
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
no, not like that (but like this)
degassing; gas drainage; gas venting; letting off steam; letting out stress; letting out feelings
to look away; to avert one's eyes
having gone too far to turn back
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
covered with; stained; smeared
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
the real criminal; true culprit
more than anything; above all else
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
matter of time; question of time
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land