one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
literary and military arts; the pen and the sword
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
high alert; a state of high alert; on alert
fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey
proposed solution; idea for a solution
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
to torment; to torture; to harass
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
true character; real nature
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
wrong; different; not like that
leopard (Panthera pardus)
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; poking someone's eyes during a fight to blind them
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
wound suffered in a fight
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
induced explosion; secondary explosion