to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
pup; puppy; whelp; damn dog; mutt
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
Asian black bear (Selenarctos thibetanus); moon bear
traditional winter hunters in Tōhoku; matagi
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
way one walks; one's walk
large build; large pattern
two persons; two people; pair; couple
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to handle (a thing) roughly
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
heavy snow; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off