monjayaki; dish of pan-fried batter with various fillings
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
breeding; propagation; reproduction; multiplication; increase
to be manageable; to be able to handle
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
specialization; specialisation
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
heating power; thermal power; firepower
a considerable number; a fair number
optimism; taking an optimistic view
everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled
escort vessel; destroyer (Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force)
combat power; fighting strength
simultaneous; all at once
important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued; major premise (in a syllogism)
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
heathen; heretic; pagan; nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to gain; to get
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back