jewel box; jewelry box; jewelry case; casket
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
militant (faction, group, person, etc.); hardliner who favors force over compromise; hawk
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to half-rise to one's feet
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
to rub; to scrub; to scrape; to draw near; to press
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
battle formation; battle array; lineup (of a team, etc.); cast; staff
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
pitching ability; counter for throws (of a javelin, bowling ball, etc.); counter for casts (of a line)
agile (person's movements); nimble; adroit; lively; brisk; skillful
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
getting big laughs just from appearing on the stage (or screen, etc.)
to produce (e.g. movie, play, show, event, musical recording, etc.); to design (e.g. new commercial product, restaurant concept, etc.); to create; production; creation; design
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to lead (e.g. troops); to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up
triumphant return; returning in triumph
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
flag; boolean value; something that foreshadows a future event or outcome (in a film, novel, etc.)
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.