S; s; south; sulfur; nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); small; second
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
custom; made or built to order; customs (government agency)
wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
to launch a surprise attack
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
starboard (side of a ship)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
Full speed ahead!; Full steam ahead!
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
demilitarization; demilitarisation; demilitarized; demilitarised; unarmed
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
naked eye; the physical eye
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
knot (nautical mile per hour)
to pound away; to hit at random; to hit ceaselessly
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
showing one's face in public; facing another person
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured