to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
Brahma (Hindu god); large staff with plaited paper streamers (used at religious festivals or as a sign); buoy (used in longline fishing, gillnetting, etc.); down puff (on the end of an ear pick)
school uniform for boys, often with stand-up collar, long jacket and loose trousers
squared timber; rectangular lumber
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
armament; soldier's equipment
(political) violence; violent tactics used by political radicals
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
unemployed person; vagabond; floater; vagrant
bad influence; negative influence
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to fight; to exchange blows
without thinking of the consequences
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation