an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
the reason is ...; it is because ...
arms and ammunition; weapons and ammunition
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts
without touching; no touching; not participating in; not being concerned by; without being involved in
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
entreaty; appeal; petition
rushing around; running wild
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
severely; harshly; utterly; terribly
Kawachi (former province located in the east of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
Hachiman Tarō (name taken by Minamoto No Yoshiie)
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
having an ancient and honorable origin; of good lineage; of noble birth
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle; end of the world (esp. in fiction); apocalypse
saviour; savior; messiah; Messiah; Jesus Christ
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
kabukimono; Edo-period samurai who attracted public attention with their eye-catching clothes, peculiar hairstyle, and eccentric behavior
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
the same as always; day after day
to fertilize; to fertilise; to manure; to enrich
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
deputy head; deputy director; vice chief (of something); executive officer (navy)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
price; cost; value; worth; value
whoosh (of something suddenly spreading, billowing, swelling, or gushing outward); fwoosh; (bursting) into tears; suddenly (crying)
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
to challenge (a person) to a fight
wriggling; squirming; writhing; maneuvering (behind the scenes; of insignificant people); manoeuvring; planning mischief
secret; private; surreptitious
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; openmouthed (with surprise)