tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
no problem; no objection; it doesn't matter
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
doors and shoji (sliding doors with paper panes)
to lose interest; to slacken off
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to run about trying to escape
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
cuff (of pants); hem (of skirt); train (of dress); foot (of mountain)
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
turning evil into good through proselytization
turning evil into good through proselytization
kouta; traditional ballad accompanied by shamisen
natural disaster; cataclysm
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
possible; likely; probable
incident; affair; happening; event
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
great deed; great enterprise; great work; massive undertaking
middle of the road; centrism; the middle (of what one is doing); half-way; middle way; middle path
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
first visit to inn, restaurant, etc. without an introduction
resentment; indignation; anger