plain-clothes soldiers (esp. of the Chinese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War); mufti corps
to give; to do (something) for
squad; section; (naval) division; detachment
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
stabbing through; plunging into; sticking right into; sinking into (mud, water, etc.)
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
communism; Communist Party
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
offerings of rope, paper, etc. hung on trees in Shinto shrines
with a start; with a jump