and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
check station; checkpoint
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
juice pressed from a bitter orange; ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice)
big man; large man; tall man; giant
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
master sergeant; sergeant major (JSDF)
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; kid stuff; puerile trick
person of high standing facing no opposition and with a warped view of reality; (lit.) naked emperor
children's story; fairy tale
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
sign; indication; omen; symptom
irregular; indeterminate; tramp (steamer)
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
pulse; pulsating; pulsatile
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
by-laws; detailed regulations
immediately; right away; on the spot
preliminary alert (flood, typhoon, air-raid, etc.); precautionary warning
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
diffuse reflection; diffused reflection; irregular reflection
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
disturbance; perturbation; derangement