to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force; JGSDF
selection; choice; picking out
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
atmospheric current; air current; airflow
to be hesitant; to feel timid
adds vagueness and indirectness to the word or phrase it is used with
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
railway bridge; iron bridge
impossible; unlikely; improbable
straight course; straight-way; a straight
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
number of times; frequency; count
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
mortal enemy; sworn enemy; nemesis
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
to mow; to reap; to harvest
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
leopard (Panthera pardus)
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
possible; likely; probable