practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic
(clenched) fist; knuckles
improved strain; improved breed
to call dibs; to establish a claim; (lit.) to spit on (thus preventing others from taking it)
in the midst of the enemy
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
to be damaged; to receive damage
end; tip; extremities; terminal
female farmworker; woman working on a farm; farm woman
integrity; moral courage; rigidity
more than anything (else)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
by force of circumstance; in the circumstances; given the circumstances
secret information; intelligence
taking one's own life; suicide
flying column; detached force
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
election; selection; choice
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
jealousy; roasted rice cake
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
food storage; provision store; pantry
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
fork; junction; parting of the ways; turning point
to consent; to allow; to accept
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed