noun:

• close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting

adjective:

• restless; fidgety; in a hurry

noun:

• adipocere; grave wax; greying of the body fats of a corpse which rests in a moist but airless place (graying)

noun / adjectival noun:

• freely; right and left; active without any restraint; with unrestricted energy in all directions - four character idiom

expression:

• anything is better than nothing; kail spares bread; a bellyful is a bellyful, whether it be meat or drink; tea in the belly (will fill it) for a time [literal] - proverb

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to yearn for; to pine; to be deeply in love with

expression / ichidan verb:

• to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order

noun:

• empowering women; promoting women's contribution; removing obstacles to women's full participation in society and the workplace

noun:

• existing law; existing laws; laws in force

noun / ~する noun:

• whispering; murmuring; talking in a low voice

expression / noun:

• morning star; Lucifer; Phosphorus; Venus in the morning sky ➜ 宵の明星

expression / noun:

• sic; sic erat scriptum; the quoted matter has been transcribed exactly as found in the source text ➜ 原文ママ【げんぶんママ】

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to clean up; to clear away; to put in order

adjectival noun:

• sentimental; on an emotional level; in one's heart ➜ 心情

expression / adjective:

• feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense ➜ 気が気でない

noun:

• Self-Strengthening Movement; Westernization Movement; political reform movement in China during the late Qing dynasty

noun:

• Bopomofo; Zhuyin fuhao; Chinese transliteration system now used mainly in Taiwan

adjective:

• seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone

noun:

• muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking - slang

noun:

• doorstop interview; doorstep interview; on-the-move interview; informal interview in which reporters surround a public figure and prod him for an off-the-cuff response

adjectival noun / noun:

• heartless; cruel; causes and actions; results of actions in previous life

godan ~つ verb:

• to let a fox into the henhouse; to do something dangerous; to let loose a tiger in the marketplace [literal] - idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• despising; disdaining; scorning; holding in contempt

noun / ~する noun:

• going into a huddle (over); holding secret (closed-door) conference (about); laying heads together in secret consultation - four character idiom

expression / adverb:

• incorrigibly; doggedly; in spite of one's negative experiences ➜ 性懲りもない【しょうこりもない】