tip; point; end; (very) beginning; start
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly; mutterings of discontent; faint sounds of complaint
assistance; backing; reinforcements
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
all you want; as much as one wants
long-cherished desire; satisfaction (from achieving one's desire)
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
wandering (around); roaming; loitering; prowling; hanging around
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
jumping about; rampancy; domination
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
15th day of the month; 15 days
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
US military; United States Armed Forces
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
on the occasion of; at the time of
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
7th day of the month; seven days
name; designation; denomination; naming; giving a name
repeated occurrence; frequently occurring
disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
city of temptation; wicked city; sin city
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
dormitory leader; dormitory superintendent
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official