resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off; to lop off
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
Hayato; ethnic group which lived in Kyūshū in ancient times and opposed the state of Yamato; man from Kagoshima
depending on; dependent on
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
to feel chilly; to be afraid; to be frightened; to be nervous
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
setting off (on a long journey); setting out; departure (e.g. for the front); starting a new life; starting life anew
modern style; contemporary style; current fashion; verse form from the Heian and Kamakura periods consisting of 4 lines each divided into two parts of 7 and 5 syllables
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
Goryeo (dynasty of Korea; 918-1392 CE); Koryŏ; (arch.) Korea
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
emphasizes direct object of action
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
reverence for the emperor; advocate of imperial rule
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
the island country of Japan; the Japanese Isles
emperor; prince; princess
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet