in good health; alive and well; going strong
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
theory; standard procedure; common strategy; established tactics
ruler; measure; measuring stick; standard; criterion; yardstick
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
rough fence of bamboo, logs, etc. constructed at battle sites or execution grounds
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
drastic move (e.g. hold or strike in martial arts); power technique; display of power
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
in the meanwhile; during the time
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
Seto Inland Sea; Inland Sea
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
to stand on end (of hair)
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
one by one; in detail; minutely
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to bring up under one's personal care
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
-less; lacking; non-existing
offensive strength; offensive power; striking power
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
to suspend (from); to hang (down); to dangle
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire