dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
accounting; administration (of money)
talented person; clever person
difference; discrepancy; variation
baboon; lecher; dirty old man; skirt-chaser
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
Japanese-Chinese; Japan and China
the three powers: heaven, earth and man
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
though; notwithstanding; although
occasionally; now and then; from time to time
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
commander-in-chief; supreme commander; captain (of a team)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
full of wiles and tricks; match between persons equal in shrewdness mobilizing all the tricks each can muster; shrewdly avoiding the opponent's strong points and attacking its weaknesses
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
oneself and others; (in philosophy) subject and object; transitivity; transitive and intransitive verbs; first person and third person; self-salvation and salvation by faith
(one) could even say that