skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to have someone send (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (via someone else); to leave (a message) with someone; (arch.) to use as an excuse; (arch.) to make a pretext of
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to do (indicating contempt for other person's actions)
plain wood; unfinished woodwork
Bunkyū era (1861.2.19-1864.2.20)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
war; battle; match; game; competition
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
only; merely; but; no more than
to allot; to distribute; to lay out; to divide among; to assign
forcibly; against one's will
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
swallowtail butterfly (esp. the citrus swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus)
twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
comrade; friend; associate; colleague; fellow student; fellow apprentice
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned