shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
backing paper (for a photo, painting, etc.); mat; mount
rotary wing (aircraft); rotor
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
formation (e.g. of aircraft)
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
planet; dark horse; surprise contender
settlement; immigration; entering a (Japanese) settlement
quarrel; dispute; argument
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
having the memory of having done something oneself; familiar (to one); guilty (look, expression, etc.)
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
ha-ha; with a hearty laugh; panting; with heavy, rapid breathing (from exertion, fear, etc.)
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
divine power; sacred power; mysterious power; Shinriki (variety of rice)
fluorescent color; fluorescent colour
one edge; one end; one side
peace terms; conditions of peace
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of