to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to honor; to honour; to respect; to esteem; to prize
state of mind; mentality; psychology
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
rematch; replay; make-up game
but; however; provided that
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
to be contrary to one's expectations
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
long (time that has passed); old (story)
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
it is not (like that) either
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
black humor (humour); dark humor; gallows humor
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
being in a hazy state; being only half conscious; feeling dopey
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder