to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
to have an air of sublimity; to appear majestic
questions and answers; dialogue
commander; commanding officer; CO
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
(glaring) covetously; (watching) eagerly (for a chance)
to knock down; to send flying
excuse; evasion; dodge; subterfuge; evasive answer
avoiding or dodging responsibility
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
dishonor during one's life; shame experienced during one's life
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
to stick it out (until the end)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
terminus; terminal; end edge
rim of a volcano (esp. Mt. Fuji); wrestling ring; dire or risky situation with no room for error; sink-or-swim position
pink (wing colour of crested ibis) (color)
nashiji (lacquering technique using gold or silver powder or flakes)
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
craftsman; skilled artisan
exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout
topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
apparently; from what I have heard; they say; you know; I hear
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
chambered nautilus (esp. species Nautilus pompilius)
spinning rapidly; turning quickly; fast-forward (VCR, etc.); scanning
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
framework (of a building); foundation; mainstay; support; supporter