divorce; dissolution of adoption
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
downhill road; descending road
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
chain mail (armor, armour)
perfectly ordered; perfectly coordinated
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
wild (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
cooperation; collaboration
large biceps; well-developed biceps
wavy form; ripply shape; waveform
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
cutting of hair (to a short length); haircutting; bobbed hair; bob
(so miserable that it is) painful to look at; painful to watch
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
be (that) as it may; having said that
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
channel; duct; passage; watercourse; flow channel
raft; forearm protector; skewered baby-eel kabayaki
going downstream (in a boat)
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period
accepting an order; receiving an order; orders received
forevermore; for eternity
branch shrine; corporate spin-off; split-off business
visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
mouth with a protruding lower lip and jaw; socket; receiving window; slot
written oath; covenant; pledge