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Sailor Moon [‘美少女戦士セーラームーン’] Vol. 7: episodes 41 to 50

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Vocab for episodes 41 to 50 of the animated series ‘Sailor Moon’ [‘美少女戦士セーラームーン’]. This is volume 7/10. Vocab already listed in past volumes is not included. Check out the ‘Most Common Vocab’ set (Vol. 0) for a list of the most common terms throughout the series.

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⑤ カレー • curry

⑤ パーティー • party

⑤ ベッド • bed

⑤ メートル • metre, meter, meter (i.e., a gauge), gauge

⑤ 小さい【ちいさい】 • small, little, tiny

⑤ 暗い【くらい】 • ① dark, gloomy ② dark (in colour), dull ③ depressed, dispirited ④ sorrowful, bitter (as in a dark past) ⑤ unclear, unfamiliar, unknown

⑤ 兄弟【きょうだい】 • siblings, brothers and sisters

⑤ 図書館【としょかん】 • library

⑤ 咲く【さく】 • to bloom

⑤ 辛い【からい】 • ① spicy, hot ② salty ③ tough (on someone), adverse, harsh

⑤ 並べる【ならべる】 • ① to line up, to set up ② to enumerate, to itemize

⑤ 鞄【かばん】 • bag, satchel, briefcase, basket

⑤ 賑やか【にぎやか】 • bustling, busy

⑤ 隣【となり】 • neighbor (neighbour), next to (esp. living next door to)

④ かな • ① I wonder (sentence ending prt) ② should I? (question prt when thinking out loud), is it? ③ I wish that (with a negative), I hope that

④ この間【このあいだ】 • ① the other day, lately, recently, during this period ② meanwhile, in the meantime

④ 世話【せわ】 • looking after, help, aid, assistance

④ 用事【ようじ】 • tasks, things to do, errand, business (to take care of), affairs, engagement

④ 港【みなと】 • harbour, harbor, port

④ 参る【まいる】 • ① to go, to come, to call ② to be defeated, to collapse, to die ③ to be annoyed, to be nonplussed ④ to be madly in love ⑤ to visit (shrine, grave)

④ 鳴る【なる】 • to sound, to ring, to resound, to echo, to roar, to rumble

④ 役に立つ【やくにたつ】 • to be helpful, to be useful

④ 理由【りゆう】 • reason, pretext, motive

④ 原因【げんいん】 • cause, origin, source

④ 国際【こくさい】 • international

④ 戦争【せんそう】 • war

④ 地震【じしん】 • earthquake

④ 倒れる【たおれる】 • ① to fall, to collapse, to drop, to fall senseless ② to be forced to bed (by illness, etc.) ③ to die ④ to go bankrupt, to be ruined, to have a bad debt ⑤ to be defeated (in a game) ⑥ to fall (of governments, dictators, etc.)

④ 届ける【とどける】 • to deliver, to forward, to send, to report, to file notice (to the authorities)

④ 壁【かべ】 • ① wall, barrier ② Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

④ 難い【にくい】 • difficult, hard

④ 泥棒【どろぼう】 • thief, burglar, robber, theft

④ 挨拶【あいさつ】 • ① greeting, greetings, salutation, salute ② speech (congratulatory or appreciative), address ③ reply, response ④ a fine thing to say (used as part of a sarcastic response to a rude remark) ⑤ (orig. meaning) dialoging (with another Zen practitioner to ascertain their level of enlightenment)

④ 為さる【なさる】 • to do

④ 故障【こしょう】 • break-down, failure, fault, accident, out of order

④ 飾る【かざる】 • to decorate, to ornament, to adorn

③ 火山【かざん】 • volcano

③ 間もなく【まもなく】 • ① soon, before long, in a short time ② (after verb) lacking time to ..., without time to ...

③ 見上げる【みあげる】 • to look up at, to raise one's eyes, to admire

③ 生じる【しょうじる】 • ① to produce, to yield ② to result from, to arise, to be generated

③ 生まれ【うまれ】 • birth, birthplace

③ 親しい【したしい】 • intimate, close (e.g. friend)

③ 足る【たる】 • to be sufficient, to be enough, to be worthy of

③ 度【たび】 • time (three times, each time, etc.), times

③ 注ぐ【そそぐ】 • ① to pour (into), to fill ② to sprinkle on from above, to shed (e.g. tears) ③ to concentrate one's spirit or strength on ④ to fall onto (of rain, snow)

③ 王子【おうじ】 • prince

③ 加える【くわえる】 • to append, to sum up, to add (up), to include, to increase, to inflict

③ 回転【かいてん】 • rotation (usu. around something), revolution, turning

③ 額【がく】 • ① picture (framed) ② amount or sum (of money)

③ 気温【きおん】 • atmospheric temperature

③ 記事【きじ】 • article, news story, report, account

③ 記者【きしゃ】 • reporter

③ 禁止【きんし】 • prohibition, inhibition, ban

③ 型【かた】 • ① model, type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.) ② type, style, pattern ③ mold (mould), template, model ④ kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.) ⑤ form (i.e. customary procedure) ⑥ size (i.e. clothing, shoes)

③ 語る【かたる】 • to talk, to tell, to recite

③ 上等【じょうとう】 • superiority, first-class, very good

③ 生き物【いきもの】 • living thing, animal

③ 実に【じつに】 • indeed, really, absolutely, truly, actually, very, quite

③ 全員【ぜんいん】 • all members (unanimity), all hands, the whole crew, everyone, everybody

③ 悲しむ【かなしむ】 • to be sad, to mourn for, to regret

③ 飛ばす【とばす】 • ① to fly, to fire, to hurl ② to skip over, to omit, to drop (e.g. stitch) ③ to run or drive fast, to gallop ④ to spread a rumour (rumor), to tell a story ⑤ to remove, to get rid of, to transfer ⑥ to attack, to jeer at

③ 不幸【ふこう】 • unhappiness, sorrow, misfortune, disaster, accident, death

③ 流れ【ながれ】 • stream, current, flow

③ 表す【あらわす】 • ① to reveal, to show, to display ② to express ③ to represent, to signify, to stand for ④ to make widely known

③ 王【おう】 • ① king, ruler, sovereign, monarch ② king (for senior player) (shogi)

③ 解散【かいさん】 • breakup, dissolution

③ 関心【かんしん】 • concern, interest

③ 恐らく【おそらく】 • perhaps, likely, probably, I dare say

③ 掘る【ほる】 • to dig, to excavate

③ 枯れる【かれる】 • to wither (plant), to be blasted, to die

③ 荒れる【あれる】 • to be stormy, to be rough, to lose one's temper

③ 混乱【こんらん】 • disorder, chaos, confusion, mayhem

③ 再び【ふたたび】 • again, once more, a second time

③ 済ませる【すませる】 • to finish, to make an end of, to get through with, to let end

③ 辞める【やめる】 • to resign, to retire, to quit, to leave (one's job, etc.)

③ 種類【しゅるい】 • ① variety, kind, type, category ② counter for different sorts of things

③ 犯罪【はんざい】 • crime

③ 婦人【ふじん】 • woman, lady, adult female

③ 舞台【ぶたい】 • ① stage (theatre, theater) ② scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)

③ 腹【はら】 • ① abdomen, belly, stomach ② one's mind, one's real intentions, one's true motive ③ loop (physics) ④ counter for hard roe

③ 捕まる【つかまる】 • ① to be caught, to be arrested ② to hold on to, to grasp ③ to find (e.g. proof), to get (e.g. a taxi) ④ to be detained by

③ 優れる【すぐれる】 • to surpass, to outstrip, to excel

③ お互い【おたがい】 • mutual, reciprocal, each other

③ 隠れる【かくれる】 • to hide, to be hidden, to conceal oneself, to disappear

③ 栄養【えいよう】 • nutrition, nourishment

③ 堪らない【たまらない】 • ① intolerable, unbearable, unendurable ② cannot help (doing), cannot but do, anxious to do ③ tremendous, out of this world, irresistible

③ 義務【ぎむ】 • duty, obligation, responsibility

③ 芝居【しばい】 • play, drama

③ 舌【した】 • ① tongue ② tongue-like object, clapper (of a bell), talon (of a lock)

③ 発揮【はっき】 • exhibition, demonstration, show, display, manifestation

③ 化粧【けしょう】 • make-up, cosmetics

③ 覆う【おおう】 • to cover, to hide, to conceal, to wrap, to disguise

③ 街【まち】 • ① town, block, neighbourhood, neighborhood ② street, road ③ 109.09 m ④ 0.99 hectares

③ おしゃべり • chattering, talk, idle talk, chat, chitchat, gossip, chatty, talkative, chatterbox, blabbermouth

③ やがて • before long, soon, at length

③ 溢れる【あふれる】 • to overflow, to brim over, to flood

③ いわゆる • what is called, as it is called, the so-called, so to speak

③ 尻【しり】 • ① buttocks, behind, rump, bottom ② undersurface, bottom ③ last place, end ④ consequence

③ 溺れる【おぼれる】 • ① to nearly drown, to sink below the surface (of water) ② to indulge in, to lose one's head over something

② のろのろ • slowly, sluggishly

② 小学生【しょうがくせい】 • elementary school student, primary school student, grade school student

② 日の出【ひので】 • sunrise

② うんと • ① a great deal, very much, a lot ② with a great amount of effort

② 言い出す【いいだす】 • to start talking, to speak, to tell, to propose, to suggest, to break the ice

② 真っ先【まっさき】 • the head, the foremost, beginning

② 飯【めし】 • ① meals, food ② cooked rice ③ one's livelihood

② 力強い【ちからづよい】 • ① powerful, strong, forceful, vigorous ② reassuring, encouraging

② 真っ白【まっしろ】 • pure white

② 出入り口【でいりぐち】 • exit and entrance

② 期【き】 • ① period, time ② (geological) age

② 水平【すいへい】 • level, horizontality

② 通用【つうよう】 • ① popular use, circulation ② to pass as

② 通路【つうろ】 • passage, pathway

② 解答【かいとう】 • answer, solution

② 各地【かくち】 • every place, various places

② 観測【かんそく】 • observation

② 務め【つとめ】 • ① service, duty, business, responsibility, task ② Buddhist religious services

② 血液【けつえき】 • blood

② 候補【こうほ】 • ① candidate, contender, prospect, pick, choice, list ② candidacy, candidature, nomination

② 争う【あらそう】 • ① to compete, to contest, to contend ② to quarrel, to argue, to dispute, to be at variance, to oppose ③ (usu. in negative form) to deny (e.g. evidence)

② 北極【ほっきょく】 • ① North Pole ② the Arctic

② 輸血【ゆけつ】 • blood transfusion

② 勇ましい【いさましい】 • ① brave, valiant, gallant, courageous ② stirring, vigorous, rousing

② 頼もしい【たのもしい】 • reliable, trustworthy, hopeful, promising

② 割引【わりびき】 • discount, reduction, rebate, tenths discounted

② 恩【おん】 • favour, favor, obligation, debt of gratitude

② 感激【かんげき】 • deep emotion, impression, inspiration

② 後悔【こうかい】 • regret, repentance

② 綱【つな】 • ① rope ② sumo grand champion's braided belt

② 砕く【くだく】 • to break, to smash

② 寿命【じゅみょう】 • life span

② 巡る【めぐる】 • ① to go around ② to return ③ to surround ④ to concern (usu. of disputes)

② 載る【のる】 • ① to get on, to ride in, to board, to mount, to get up on ② to spread (paints), to be taken in ③ to share in, to join, to feel like doing, to be mentioned in, to be in harmony with ④ to appear (in print), to be recorded, to be found in (a dictionary)

② 吐く【はく】 • ① to breathe ② to tell (lies) ③ to vomit, to disgorge

② 独り【ひとり】 • alone, unmarried, solitary

② 噴火【ふんか】 • eruption

② 暖まる【あたたまる】 • to warm oneself, to sun oneself, to warm up, to get warm

② 納める【おさめる】 • ① to dedicate, to make an offering, to pay (fees) ② to supply ③ to store ④ to finish, to bring to a close ⑤ to restore (something to its place) ⑥ to achieve (e.g. a result)

② 塊【かたまり】 • lump, mass, bundle, clump, clod, cluster

② 整う【ととのう】 • to be prepared, to be in order, to be put in order, to be arranged

② 密【みつ】 • ① density, thickness ② secrecy ③ minute, fine

② 櫛【くし】 • comb

② みっともない • shameful, indecent

② 爪【つめ】 • ① nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail), claw, talon, hoof ② plectrum, pick ③ hook, clasp

② 艘【そう】 • counter for (small) boats

① あっさり • easily, readily, quickly

① 一目【ひとめ】 • ① (a) glance, (a) look, (a) glimpse ② (a) stone (in Go) ③ complete view, bird's-eye view

① 忠実【ちゅうじつ】 • ① faithful, loyal, devoted ② hardworking, painstaking, diligent ③ healthy, fit

① 一連【いちれん】 • ① series, chain, sequence ② two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper) ③ verse, stanza

① 英雄【えいゆう】 • hero, great man

① 果てる【はてる】 • ① to end, to be finished, to be exhausted, to die, to perish ② indicates an extreme has been reached

① 海路【かいろ】 • sea route

① 街道【かいどう】 • highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period), main road

① 犠牲【ぎせい】 • victim, sacrifice, scapegoat

① 漁船【ぎょせん】 • fishing boat

① 禁物【きんもつ】 • taboo, forbidden thing

① 嫌らしい【いやらしい】 • unpleasant, disgusting, repulsive, detestable, disagreeable, indecent, lewd, dirty, lascivious

① 孤立【こりつ】 • isolation, helplessness

① 好意【こうい】 • good will, favor, favour, courtesy

① 根拠【こんきょ】 • basis, foundation

① 再生【さいせい】 • playback, regeneration, resuscitation, return to life, rebirth, reincarnation, refresh, narrow escape, reclamation, regrowth

① 災害【さいがい】 • calamity, disaster, misfortune

① 手配【てはい】 • arrangement, search (by police)

① 趣【おもむき】 • ① meaning, tenor, gist ② effect, influence ③ appearance, aspect ④ taste ⑤ grace, charm, refinement

① 出くわす【でくわす】 • to happen to meet, to come across

① 出題【しゅつだい】 • proposing a question

① 侵す【おかす】 • to invade, to raid, to trespass, to violate, to intrude on

① 進化【しんか】 • evolution, progress

① 尽くす【つくす】 • ① to exhaust, to run out ② to devote, to serve (a person), to befriend ③ to do to exhaustion

① 征服【せいふく】 • conquest, subjugation, overcoming

① 総会【そうかい】 • general meeting

① 憎しみ【にくしみ】 • hatred

① 対等【たいとう】 • equivalent

① 畜生【ちくしょう】 • ① beast (i.e. any animal other than man) ② person reborn into the animal realm ③ brute (i.e. a contemptible human being) ④ son of a bitch, for Christ's sake, damn it

① 蓄積【ちくせき】 • accumulation, accumulate, store

① 同感【どうかん】 • agreement, same opinion, same feeling, sympathy, concurrence

① 如何に【いかに】 • how?, in what way?, how much?, however, whatever

① 熱量【ねつりょう】 • calorific value, quantity of heat, calorie

① 破壊【はかい】 • ① destruction, disruption ② (application) crash

① 白状【はくじょう】 • confession

① 悲鳴【ひめい】 • shriek, scream

① 疲労【ひろう】 • fatigue, weariness

① 不服【ふふく】 • dissatisfaction, discontent, disapproval, objection, complaint, protest, disagreement

① 負かす【まかす】 • to defeat

① 兵器【へいき】 • arms, weapons, ordnance

① 返答【へんとう】 • reply

① 保護【ほご】 • care, protection, shelter, safeguard, guardianship, favor, favour, patronage

① 放出【ほうしゅつ】 • release, emit

① 本音【ほんね】 • real intention, motive

① 本格【ほんかく】 • ① original method or procedure ② serious, orthodox, classical, genuine

① 未熟【みじゅく】 • inexperience, unripeness, raw, unskilled, immature, inexperienced

① 眠たい【ねむたい】 • sleepy

① 無論【むろん】 • of course, naturally

① 面目【めんぼく】 • face, honour, honor, reputation, prestige, dignity, credit

① 予想【よそう】 • expectation, anticipation, prediction, forecast, conjecture

① 養う【やしなう】 • to rear, to maintain, to support (e.g. family), to cultivate

① 冷酷【れいこく】 • cruelty, coldheartedness, relentless, ruthless

① 人目【ひとめ】 • public gaze, public notice

① 大げさ【おおげさ】 • grandiose, exaggerated

① 出合う【であう】 • to meet by chance, to come across, to happen to encounter, to hold a rendezvous, to have a date

① 滅びる【ほろびる】 • to be ruined, to go under, to perish, to be destroyed

① 増し【まし】 • ① better, less objectionable, preferable ② more, increase, extra

① あえて • dare (to do something), venture (often overcoming reluctance, or in the face of probable failure), take upon oneself, challenge, presume, (there is no) need to, (don't) go as far as, definitely (not)

① 慎む【つつしむ】 • ① to be careful, to be discreet ② to do in moderation, to refrain (from overdoing), to abstain ③ to be reverent ④ to be purified, to be chaste

① ろくな • satisfactory, decent

おおい • ① hey!, oi! ② me

ぎりぎり • ① at the last moment, just barely ② grinding sound

ぞくぞく • shiver, feel chilly, shudder, thrill

どっこい • heigh-hoh, heave-ho, hold on!, just a minute

アクシデント • accident

イエス • ① Jesus ② yes

オーディション • audition

キー • ① key ② long squealing sound

コール • ① call ② coal ③ cold

コンタクト • ① contact ② contact lens

シーズン • season (fruits and vegetables, sporting, holidays)

セット • ① set ② set meal

テレビ局【てれびきょく】 • television station

ディスコ • disco

ドラマ • ① drama ② TV drama, teledrama, play

ネックレス • necklace

ハイテク • high-tech

ハリケーン • hurricane

ヒーロー • hero

ボーイ • ① boy ② bellboy, porter, waiter

ボディー • ① body ② buddy

リサイクル • recycle

レース • ① race ② lace ③ lathe

ある日【あるひ】 • one day (e.g. "one day while studying, ..")

九九【くく】 • multiplication table, times table

だし • festival car (float)

子女【しじょ】 • child

入【じゅ】 • go in

木々【きぎ】 • every tree, many trees, all kinds of trees

かむ • to blow (one's nose)

カイロ • Cairo

だれる • ① to lose interest, to weaken, to slacken ② to lose value after a peak (e.g. stock)

ゴー • go (somewhere), go (signal)

お知らせ【おしらせ】 • notice, notification

だからと言って【だからといって】 • while it may be true that, just because, nevertheless, not necessarily

悪意【あくい】 • ① ill will, spite, evil intention ② bad meaning ③ (criminal) malice ④ mala fides (criminal intent to deceive)

安住【あんじゅう】 • living peaceably

一堂【いちどう】 • one building (hall, temple, shrine, room)

引き入れる【ひきいれる】 • to drag into, to win over

帰国【きこく】 • return to one's country

使わす【つかわす】 • to send, to dispatch, to despatch

広がり【ひろがり】 • spread, span

四方【よも】 • every direction

食い止める【くいとめる】 • to check, to hold back

ふり • ① pretence (pretense), show ② appearance, behaviour ③ swing, swinging ④ lacking a reservation or introduction (at a restaurant, etc.) ⑤ unsewn part of a hanging sleeve on a traditional Japanese woman's garment

切り開く【きりひらく】 • to clear (land), to open up, to cut through

朝飯前【あさめしまえ】 • trivial matter, cinch to do, easy as pie, it's a piece of cake

正気【しょうき】 • true character, true heart, true spirit, sanity, consciousness, soberness

入り口【いりくち】 • entrance, entry, gate, approach, mouth

早々【そうそう】 • ① early, all in good time ② quickly, promptly ③ just- (opened, started, etc.)

売れっ子【うれっこ】 • favorite, favourite, popular person

立ち入り【たちいり】 • entering

立たす【たたす】 • to help a person stand, to get someone to their feet, to raise, to rouse

度目【どめ】 • (after a number N) the Nth time

ヘロヘロ • completely exhausted, dog-tired, dreadfully weary, terribly frustrated, limp, weak, flimsy

暗がり【くらがり】 • darkness

加算【かさん】 • addition, adding

泣かせる【なかせる】 • ① to make someone cry, to move someone to tears ② to let cry ③ to grieve

語り合う【かたりあう】 • to talk together

黒点【こくてん】 • ① black spot, dark spot ② sunspot

糸車【いとぐるま】 • spinning wheel

歯列【しれつ】 • row of teeth

集う【つどう】 • to meet, to assemble, to congregate

出直す【でなおす】 • to come again, to call again, to make a fresh start

生息【せいそく】 • inhabiting, living

全う【まっとう】 • proper, respectable, decent, honest

たたき • ① mince (minced meat or fish) ② hard-packed dirt (clay, gravel, etc.) floor, concrete floor

知らん顔【しらんかお】 • unconcerned air, indifference, feigned ignorance, pretending not to recognize (somebody)

的中【てきちゅう】 • strike home, hit the mark, become realized, become realised

転校生【てんこうせい】 • transfer student, student changing schools

当面【とうめん】 • ① current, urgent, pressing, impending ② to confront (an issue), to face (up to something) ③ for the meantime, at present

波長【はちょう】 • wavelength

表する【ひょうする】 • to express, to show

不自然【ふしぜん】 • unnatural, artificial, affected, strained

風速【ふうそく】 • wind speed

歩き回る【あるきまわる】 • to walk about, to walk to and fro, to pace around

名乗る【なのる】 • to call oneself (name, label, etc.), to give one's name (as), to impersonate or claim (to be someone)

内々【ないない】 • family circle, the inside, private, informal, secret, confidential

月明かり【つきあかり】 • moonlight

お手伝い【おてつだい】 • ① maid ② help

勝ち取る【かちとる】 • to exert oneself and win, to gain (victory)

野次馬【やじうま】 • curious onlookers, rubbernecks

残りすくない【のこりすくない】 • scarce, few remaining

お疲れ様【おつかれさま】 • ① thank you, many thanks, much appreciated ② that's enough for today

気象庁【きしょうちょう】 • Meteorological Agency

空き缶【あきかん】 • empty can

見込む【みこむ】 • to anticipate, to estimate

誌【し】 • magazine

手腕【しゅわん】 • ability

種族【しゅぞく】 • race, tribe, family, species

週刊【しゅうかん】 • published weekly

初対面【しょたいめん】 • first meeting, first interview with

心境【しんきょう】 • mental state

心地良い【ここちよい】 • comfortable, pleasant

人殺し【ひとごろし】 • murder, murderer

生き延びる【いきのびる】 • to survive, to live long

積み重ねる【つみかさねる】 • to pile up, to accumulate

切り刻む【きりきざむ】 • to hew, to chop up, to mangle, to mince

接待【せったい】 • ① reception, welcome, serving (food) ② business entertainment

戦場【せんじょう】 • battlefield, battleground

続行【ぞっこう】 • continuation, continuance, going on, resuming

打って付け【うってつけ】 • most suitable

追い払う【おいはらう】 • to drive away

停泊【ていはく】 • anchorage, moorings

殿方【とのがた】 • gentlemen, men

度胸【どきょう】 • courage, bravery, pluck, nerve, grit, guts

逃げ回る【にげまわる】 • to run from place to place

逃げ込む【にげこむ】 • to take refuge in, to succeed in running away

突き進む【つきすすむ】 • to push on, to plunge forward, to push one's way to

かなた • beyond, across, the other side, the distance

貧血【ひんけつ】 • anemia, anaemia

つけ込む【つけこむ】 • to take advantage of, to impose on, to make an entry

婦長【ふちょう】 • head nurse

なくす • ① to lose something ② to get rid of ③ to lose someone (wife, child, etc.)

勇者【ゆうしゃ】 • hero, the brave, man of valour (valor)

あまりに • too much, excessively, too

幼なじみ【おさななじみ】 • childhood friend, friend from infancy, old playmate

極める【きわめる】 • ① to carry to extremes, to go to the end of something ② to investigate thoroughly, to master

絶つ【たつ】 • to sever, to cut off, to suppress, to abstain (from)

最大限【さいだいげん】 • maximum

引っ付く【ひっつく】 • to stick to, to flirt with

無神経【むしんけい】 • insensibility, thick-skinned

押さえ【おさえ】 • weight (e.g. paperweight), rear guard, control, check, pressure

戻し【もどし】 • returning, giving back

行き掛り【ゆきがかり】 • (by force of) circumstances

生き抜く【いきぬく】 • to live through, to survive

利かす【きかす】 • to season, to enliven

杯【はい】 • ① sake cup, cup for alcoholic beverages ② counter for cupfuls ③ counter for ships, octopuses and squid

よそう • to serve, to dish up, to prepare

異変【いへん】 • unusual phenomenon, unusual event, abnormal event, accident

一躍【いちやく】 • (at) one bound

陰湿【いんしつ】 • ① malicious, spiteful, vicious ② devious, underhanded, sly ③ damp and shady

悔い【くい】 • regret, repentance

堪能【たんのう】 • ① proficient, skillful ② satisfaction ③ fortitude

奇襲【きしゅう】 • surprise attack

騎士【きし】 • knight

拒む【こばむ】 • to refuse, to reject, to decline

胸騒ぎ【むなさわぎ】 • uneasiness, vague apprehension, premonition

幻想【げんそう】 • illusions

ごめん • your pardon, declining (something), dismissal, permission

射る【いる】 • to shoot

朱【あけ】 • ① scarlet, red ② blood

称える【たたえる】 • to extol, to give praise

うねる • ① to wind (of a road, etc.), to meander, to twist ② to undulate, to surge, to swell, to roll

即興【そっきょう】 • improvisation, improvization, impromptu, off the cuff, without a score

長寿【ちょうじゅ】 • longevity

塚【つか】 • mound

電撃【でんげき】 • ① electric shock ② blitz, lightning attack

闘争【とうそう】 • strife, conflict

特製【とくせい】 • special make, deluxe

廃虚【はいきょ】 • ruins, abandoned building

鳩【はと】 • pigeon, dove

あいつ • he, she, that guy

秘める【ひめる】 • to hide, to keep to oneself

まどろむ • to doze (off)

墓穴【ぼけつ】 • grave, specifically the hole in the ground

縫い【ぬい】 • embroidery, sewing

北極圏【ほっきょくけん】 • Arctic Circle, the Arctic

本拠地【ほんきょち】 • stronghold, inner citadel, base, headquarters

魔界【まかい】 • world of spirits, hell

めちゃくちゃ • ① absurd, unreasonable, nonsensical, preposterous, incoherent ② extreme, senseless, reckless, wanton ③ disorder, confusion, mess, wreck

融合【ゆうごう】 • agglutination, adhesion, fusion, unite

揚げ句【あげく】 • in the end, finally, after all, at last

恐竜【きょうりゅう】 • dinosaur

音痴【おんち】 • ① tone-deafness, amusia, having no ear for music ② tone-deaf, off-key ③ having no sense (of something), being hopeless (when it comes to something)

託す【たくす】 • ① to entrust ② to make an excuse of

墓場【はかば】 • graveyard, cemetery

離ればなれ【はなればなれ】 • separate, scattered, apart, atwain

巡り【めぐり】 • ① circumference, girth ② tour, pilgrimage ③ circulation (e.g. of blood)

ドス • ① dagger (esp. in yakuza slang) ② disk operating system, DOS

焼藷【やきいも】 • roasted sweet potato, baked sweet potato

煎じる【せんじる】 • to boil, to decoct, to infuse

美貌【びぼう】 • beautiful face, good looks, beauty

虱【しらみ】 • louse (esp. a sucking louse), lice

まっしぐら • at full speed

黄昏【たそがれ】 • dusk, twilight

徘徊【はいかい】 • loitering, sauntering, wandering about

たしなむ • ① to have a taste for, to be fond of, to have an interest in (e.g. a hobby) ② to be modest, to be prudent

フリーライター • freelance writer