爆薬 (bakuyaku: explosive compound, blasting powder)
to explode + compound
Although we usually know 薬 (YAKU, kusuri) as “medicine,” it can also mean “gunpowder”! Hard to imagine the etymology! Oh, but Halpern yields some insight, defining 薬 as “chemical, compound,” in cases such as this one.
悪役 (akuyaku: villain (in a piece)) bad + part, role, cast
Hmm, let’s see ..
悪役には爆薬があるんです。
Akuyaku ni wa bakuyaku ga arun desu.
The villain has explosives.Or … let’s take it even further and make a tongue-twister:
悪役はようやく爆薬を手に入れた。
Akuyaku wa yōyaku bakuyaku o te ni ireta.
The villain finally obtained explosives.手に入れる (te ni ireru: to obtain)
hand + to insert
