lethality; killing effectiveness
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
nothing but; except; no more than
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
purple lightning; flash; swordflash
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
breaking off relations (with); severing one's connections (with); breaking with (e.g. one's past); insulation (electrical or thermal); isolation
thread; 0.0001; one ten-thousandth
fire prevention; fire control; fireproofing
shock resistance; impact resistance
jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
ignorance outside of one's own field; overspecialization; one-trick pony
H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; pervert; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
to be beyond words; to defy description
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
complaint; protest; objection; one's say; what one has to say; claim
running as fast as one can
possibility; potential; expandability
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
uniforms provided for workers (by the employer); something forced upon one; something imposed on one
if you think about it; come to think of it
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); monetary offering (or gift) wrapped in paper; twisting throw
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns; middle guard position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
changing again and again; seesawing back and forth; being in a state of flux
control; check; restraint; inhibition
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
narrow; small; confined; narrow-minded; intolerant