appearance; figure; shape; form
animal rights; animal welfare; animal protection
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to be scattered; to straggle; to be found here and there
quarter; person with one non-Japanese grandparent
to gather momentum; to gather strength; (for a trend) to reach a peak
great war; great battle; world war
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
reconciliation (between warring nations); (making of) peace
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to make an onslaught (on); to close in (on)
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
reproductive (procreative) power; fertility
particularly; only; in the case of
household belongings; household goods; family fortune; family assets
military service; conscription
foreigner; alien; stranger
firmly rooted; deep-seated
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
to flap strongly; to stir up fiercely
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
intelligence operative; spy
arms and ammunition; weapons and ammunition
hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)