serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
is something that; is that which
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
power; authority; influence
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
tank (military vehicle); chariot
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
as (for); for; in the capacity of
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
(United States of) America; USA
(beating someone) hands down; with a single blow
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
brown rat (Rattus norvegicus); common rat; dark grey (colour, color); dark gray; secret evil-doer
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
of course; certainly; naturally
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)