handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
elder brother; one's senior; dashing young man; gallant young lad
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
distance of eight sun (approx. 24 cm); dish or tray of this size (esp. used in kaiseki cuisine to serve several kinds of delicacies); food served in such a dish; variety of thick, traditional Japanese paper
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
January; first month of the lunar calendar
tattoo (esp. a tattoo of a flame-wreathed dragon wrapped around and swallowing the tip of an upright sword); person with a tattoo
first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
innumerable; countless; numberless
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
small; little; fine; (arch.) fine pattern
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to pour; to add (liquid); to put on (lipstick, etc.); to apply; to light (a fire); to burn
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
obstinate and self-assertive
rowdy fellow; tough; bully; ruffian
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
feebleness; weakness; imbecility
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)