abuse; curse; swearing; insult
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure
to gather; to collect; to assemble
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
bolt from the blue; great surprise
declaration; proclamation; announcement
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
each encampment; strong (wind); fierce; intermittent
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be conspicuous; to stand out
the front (of a battlefield); forefront
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
simmering; (boiling) gently
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth