antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
to glare at each other; to confront each other
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; agglutination
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
cannot be helped; unavoidable
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
double take (esp. out of surprise)
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
in succession; one by one
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
rearguard; rear guard; back (player)
specialization; specialisation
to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
suppressive fire; neutralization fire
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
gun; pistol; ohajiki; traditional children's game similar to marbles, played with coin-shaped pieces of coloured glass or plastic; repellence
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
but; however; although; though
spatula; (fabric) tracing spatula; (pottery) pallet; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
flan (baked tart with sweet or savoury filling in an open-topped pastry case); flan; crème caramel; caramel custard
compensation; indemnification; reparation; restitution; recompense
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear