present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
spot-billed duck (Anas poecilorhyncha)
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
(on) horseback; riding a horse
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
solidarity; joint; collective
to become hoarse; to become husky
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
man; male; masculine gender
weak constitution; ill health
military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
tone (of voice); manner of talking
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
that is to say; so that means
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
old army general; veteran army general
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
maintaining the status quo
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)