practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
selection of music; song selection
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
castella (type of sponge cake)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
second; number two; runner-up
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
Horst; Holst; Holst, Gustav (1874-1934; English composer)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
single word; a few words; brief comment
I see; that's right; indeed
young woman strongly interested in pre-Edo history; young woman making use of speech and mannerisms of pre-industrial Japan; female history buff
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
end; finish; bound; limit; finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki); trump card
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
god of thunder; Raijin (god of thunder)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move