prefabricated; knockdown; demountable (e.g. motor); flatpack (furniture)
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
having an ancient and honorable origin
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
restricted; confined; unfree
string made from twisted paper
paste; glue; clothing starch
directly under; falling perpendicularly
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
extermination; annihilation
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
monitoring equipment; observational instrument
stagnation; standstill; accumulation; stay; sojourn
dark (color); concentrated; thick
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
being moderate in eating; stopping short of stuffing oneself
drinking and eating too much
triple handicap (esp. blindness, deafness and mutism)
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
roadshow (theatrical release)
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
flying; false start; doing something before the arranged time; breaking a street date
quick work; (clever) feat
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character