devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
little-known good place; good out-of-the-way place; well-kept secret place; hole-in-the-wall
one's daily milieu; neighbourhood; neighborhood; zone of life; sphere of life
forktail bullhead (species of catfish, Pelteobagrus nudiceps)
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
boot camp for new recruits (conducted by Japan's Self-Defence Force)
enterprise; business; company; corporation
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
order (to an employee from management)
experient; person who has experienced something
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
secret base; hideout; hidden position
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
no, not like that (but like this)
degassing; gas drainage; gas venting; letting off steam; letting out stress; letting out feelings
to look away; to avert one's eyes
having gone too far to turn back
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
covered with; stained; smeared
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary