no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
pistol; handgun; revolver
loading; charging; filling
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
diamond (mineral, gemstone); diamond; infield; diamond (card suit)
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
forcibly; against one's will
to pull in (fish); to land
forking the rook while checking the king
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
Sonata in B minor (Liszt)
naniwabushi; variety of sung narrative popular during the Edo period
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to surge; to well up; to gush out
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
had better ...; had better not ...
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to fight; to exchange blows