to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
established fact; fait accompli
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
disastrous flooding; kelpie; water demon that brings floods or disasters
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
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)
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
prisoner (of war); POW; captive
to sustain a serious wound
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
to become excited; to grow lively
these guys; these fellows
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration; contamination
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to enclose; to corral; to fence in; to pen in
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
(theatrical) fighting scene
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
competent; suitable; qualified
core member; hardcore member