to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
dot; point; tip; gratuity; a little; paltry
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
to hit hard; to strike hard
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
person whose physical suitability for conscription in the former Japanese military could not be determined in that year (e.g. due to illness)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
forktail bullhead (species of catfish, Pelteobagrus nudiceps)
end of life; death; breathing one's last
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
dying breath; dying whisper; being at death's door
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
to thrust into; to shove into; to push into; to drive into
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
unexpected meeting; coincidence
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
all night long; all through the night
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant; to be conceited; to brag; to show off
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
to investigate thoroughly; to research thoroughly; to master; to understand completely
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
street at night; making a night journey
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; taking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble