highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
sound; tone; note; ring; chirp
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
host; landlord; innkeeper
to move; to put elsewhere; to tidy; to put in order
solid (body); solid matter; solid-state
to win fame; to become widely known; to make a name for oneself
to drive someone off with gunfire
slow; clumsy; slow-witted; stupid
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
assessment of the situation; judging according to the situation
asking for the moon; asking for the impossible; asking for too much; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
indictment; prosecution; complaint
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling
personal grudge; personal enmity
right side; style of Japanese court music
to make a breakthrough; to break ground
stickiness; gumminess; sticky material; clay
spell; curse; incantation
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
iron armor (armour); iron helmet