to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to backfire; to have a harmful result
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
military personnel; soldier
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
massing (of troops); gathering
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
movie version (based on TV series, anime, etc.); the movie
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
summer vacation; summer holiday
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
ill will; malice; evil intent
to keep away; to keep at a distance
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come