fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to knock down; to bring down
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
zanbatō; long-handled Chinese anti-cavalry sword
to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
a long time ago; in those days
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
perfect; complete; flawless
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
at once; immediately; right now
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to see all (of); to see everything; to see clearly; to perceive clearly; to give up (on); to abandon
omission; slip; error; definition (of photograph); sharpness; clarity (sound)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
why; how; for what reason
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
dry riverbed; river beach