unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
encouragement; incentive; stimulus
carefree; free from worry
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
administrator; director; commissioner
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
extra effort; one small touch; small twist
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
reform bill; reform proposal; amendment
to lie down; to throw oneself down
all-out confrontation; total confrontation
(within a) territory; domains
armaments; military preparations
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
to be able to handle strain (overexertion, inconvenience, etc.)
democracy; popular sovereignty; Democratic Party of Japan (1998-2016)
extreme; terrible; absurd; unreasonable; fool; idiot
to be excited; to be elated
inadvertently (letting out a laugh); quickly; all of a sudden; all at once
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
controlled demolition of buildings, etc. using explosives; explosive demolition
trembling voice; quavering voice
beginning of hostilities; beginning of competition; first match (in a series)
do-or-die game; crucial contest
to give up searching (for someone or something)
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
bank; weir; embankment; levee
(wearing only) a pair of underpants
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
sign; indication; trace; touch; feeling of
hand luggage; hand baggage
to start slowly; to lag behind