one way or the other; either way
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
bargaining; negotiation; turning one's body to the left or right and standing (when leaving the presence of nobility, etc.); sailing close-hauled; sailing on a close reach
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
counter for books; volume
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
the place for; the time for; the level of
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
strange occurrence; unusual occurrence; unexpected occurrence; grave and unexpected occurrence