persecution complex; paranoia
little finger; pinky; little toe
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
foolhardiness; recklessness; savage valour; savage valor; brute courage
abandonment; giving up; throwing away; disposal; dumping
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
person killed in action; the war dead
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
decrease; reduction; decline
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
falling below quota; not reaching capacity (e.g. a school having fewer applicants for entrance exams than its quota)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
besides; in addition; also; moreover
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
very young; little; childish; immature
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
indicate reason; infers some protest