blow; shock; strike; batting
adhesion; glueing; gluing; bonding; binding; adhering
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
handrail; railing; banister
terrain; geographical features; topography
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
important point; point to make note of
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
guarantee of safety; ensuring safety
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
combination; union; combined; joint; congruence
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
innumerable; countless; numberless
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
Baeck; Bech; Beck; Becque; Bek; Boeckh
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage; half (of a game); halfback; 9-hole half (of a round)
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
senior; elder; person older than oneself
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
willpower; energy; vitality
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
gorilla (Gorilla spp., esp. western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla)
golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana)
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage