jumping the gun; premature action; omen; portent; first produce of the season (vegetables, fish, etc.); herald; runner sent ahead to announce one's lord's arrival (Muromachi and Edo periods)
broken piece; below (a certain level, point, quantity, etc.); dropping below; illegal downloading and distribution of commercial software; warez
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
edict; ordinance; proclamation
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
around the clock; day and night
he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period
endurance contest; test of endurance
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
countermeasure; counter-measure
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
moment by moment; hour by hour
entire world; whole world; world stage
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
nothing ventured, nothing gained; (lit.) you will not get the tiger cub without entering the tiger's den
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to inform; to give notice; to tell in advance; to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to claim victims; to cause casualties