discharging (electrically; e.g. of a battery); electrical discharge; discharge
purple lightning; flash; swordflash
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
the Dog (eleventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm); west-northwest; ninth month of the lunar calendar
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
shachihoko; shachi; mythical animal with the head of a tiger and the body of a fish; roof ornament in the shape of a shachihoko (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
triangle; triangular shape
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
document; document; documentation; documentary; reportage
romantic TV series; romance TV show
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
actor; actress; player; performer
counter for houses, households, apartments, etc.
to slap; to strike; to spank
to make oneself pleasant to everybody; to smile at everybody; to try to please everybody; to make things pleasant
etc.; et cetera; and so on
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
infantry (in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force); general education curriculum
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
orca (Orcinus orca); killer whale; shachi; mythical carp with the head of a tiger and the body of a fish, considered auspicious protectors of well-being; roof ornament in the shape of a shachi (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall)
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
everybody's friend; people pleaser; person who is affable to everybody; flawlessly beautiful woman; flawless beauty
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice