mimicking someone's speech; imitating someone's way of speaking; mimicry
investigation into historical evidence; study of historical artifacts
training method in sports, etc. where one imagines how a scenario would play out; mental rehearsal; mental preparation; visualization (for practicing a skill in one's mind)(practising); practicing under simulated conditions (e.g. while watching a video); mental dry run
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
science (natural sciences and related fields, incl. mathematics, engineering, medicine, etc.); faculties of science, engineering, medicine, etc. (at a university); science (as a school subject)
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
plate (e.g. nameplate, license plate); plate (dish); (tectonic) plate; (home) plate; pitcher's mound; plate; plate
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa)
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
extremely busy; short-handed; (lit.) wanting even the help of a cat
the whole school; all the schools
talking while standing; standing around talking
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
restricted; confined; unfree
kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana)
commencing with; including
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
major incident; major happening; big scandal
international community; international society
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
something wrong; something unusual; abnormality; disorder; trouble; change
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
to hang low (over; of clouds, fog, etc.); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind a curtain, blinds, etc.)
gushing out (suddenly); pouring out all at once; bursting out
pillar of fire; blazing column
lament (song); elegy; dirge; Lamentations (book of the Bible)
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election