to alert; to get one's attention; to draw one's attention
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
difficult problem; challenge
scoring combination of a 9 and a 1 in oicho-kabu
sudden rise to power; sudden rise in prosperity
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
successively; one after another
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
returning from abroad; coming back to one's country (Japan)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
unique; individual; original; unusual
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
unyielding spirit; indomitable spirit
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
writing down what one hears; account of what one hears
intelligence; intellect; brains
tone (of voice); manner of talking
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
white person; Caucasian; (arch.) beginner; (arch.) amateur; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
open; public; official; overt
modern civilization; modern civilisation
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)