(something having its) merits and demerits; advantages and disadvantages; good points and shortcomings
sightseeing; scout; patrol; watchtower; lookout
brain training; stimulating infants' brains to encourage development
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
certainly; surely; definitely
bloodshed; (lit.) rain of blood
spot; point; place; position
very recently; in the very recent past
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to be extremely dangerous
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
to be frank; to drop all pretense
move with haste (when you have no doubts); strike while the iron is hot
offering; presentation; donation
kurin; nine vertically stacked rings on a pagoda finial
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
tumultuous (with everyone voicing their opinions simultaneously); uproarious
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
contrast; juxtaposition; comparison; correlation (of strata)
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
agency; agent; answering (the door, phone, etc. on someone's behalf); ushering in (a visitor); passing on (a message); conveyance
audience (with someone of high standing)
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
bullet; round; lost messenger; truant messenger; bull's-eye (candy); hitman
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint