tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
show; exhibition; spectacle
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
finally; in the end; on top of all that
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to spread; to be propagated
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
sorry; excuse me; thank you