sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
to have come; to be here; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
short time no see; hello again; a short time (since the last time); first in a short while
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
young woman who uses the usually male first person pronoun "boku"
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
confused fight; brawl; melee; scuffle; free-for-all
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
team competition; team game
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
long hair (usu. of a man)
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
don't you think?; indicates question
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
because of; owing to; due to
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include