pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to be torn off; to come off
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
quick work; (clever) feat
ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.); hard tip (of a mushroom stem)
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
finishing blow; coup de grâce
slowness; inertness; inability; lack of talent; dullness
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
secret art; the mysteries
crucian carp (Carassius spp.)
demon of the sixth heaven in the realm of desire who tries to prevent people from doing good
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
ordinary minds; ordinary men
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to bend; to warp; to curve
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
together; mutually; fellow
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
deformity; malformation; strange shape; unusual shape