tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
to splash; to raise (e.g. prices)
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to exterminate; to eliminate; to eradicate; to suppress
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
Japanese evergreen oak (Quercus acuta)
common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria)
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
black ground; black cloth
with all one's strength; with all one's might
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
great swordsman; master fencer
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
private pupil; apprentice
to be a live-in employee; to live in; to live with
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to work hard; to work diligently
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different