to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
minimum; at the very least
medicine; the healing art; healing; doctor
lime; quicklime; caustic lime
to fill a hole with earth
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
absentmindedly; vacantly; carelessly
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
tick-tock; tick-tack; sound of clock
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)
coagulation; freezing; solidification
artifice; wiles; trickery; art of a courtesan (esp. for seducing or deceiving customers); coquetry
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
battlefield; battleground
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
in the same way as; just like
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
with a light pull; with a gentle tug; with a small motion
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
powerless; weak; lacking physical strength; incompetent; lacking ability; powerless
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
two times; twice; two degrees
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to rush back; to run back