sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
escorted person; person being guarded; ballast tamper; tamping machine
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
kabukimono; Edo-period samurai who attracted public attention with their eye-catching clothes, peculiar hairstyle, and eccentric behavior
long hair (usu. of a man)
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
manners; courtesy; etiquette
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...
sublimation; sublimation (of an impulse); sublimation (i.e. transforming into a purer or nobler form)
to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
sword skills; swordsmanship
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
also known as; also called
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
brake; (a) stop (to a development, behavior, etc.); (the) brakes
turning sideways; landscape orientation
toppling sideways; turning sideways; falling over sideways; barrel roll
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
personal identification number; PIN; password number
opening and shutting; opening and closing
lock; lock (in rugby); lock forward
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
very; greatly; extremely; exceedingly; highly; quite
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain