speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
contrary to one's expectations
volley firing; fusillade; broadside
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
unmatched (unparalleled) accuracy
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
letting (someone) die without helping
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to straighten up; to sit upright
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
pressure; oppression; suppression
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
to tighten; to press hard
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following