true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
by myself; in person; by oneself
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
inferiority complex; sense of inferiority
to be worried; to be troubled
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
mimosa (Mimosa pudica); sensitive plant; touch-me-not
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
conscious; deliberate; intentional
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
technique; art; skill; move
to become pale; to turn pale
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
ten; 10; ten years of age
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
weak matcha; light brown (color, colour)
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
melancholia; severe depression
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
after that; afterwards; thereafter
Nanjing (China); Nanking; pumpkin; squash; Chinese; Southeast Asian
massacre; mass slaughter; genocide; holocaust
thorough; exhaustive; complete
(for) the time being; (for) the present; immediate; present; (for) some time (after); checking account
military officer; naval officer
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)