smart; clever; agile; nimble; quick
warp; curvature; curve; arch
small build; small stature
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
body; group; party; company; troupe
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
reduction in working hours; reduction in business hours; time-saving
a spring that gushes forth from a valley
hazy moon (esp. on a spring night)
the same kind; accomplice; partner
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; kenpō (martial arts); kempo
nock of an arrow; forked tool used for hanging scrolls
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
to strip; to peel; to tear off
(judo) foot technique; footwork
to be about to board; to be riding on; to get on top of; to lean over; to set about; to collide with
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
to read kanji using its native Japanese pronunciation
crisis in a battle; death
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
program board (concert, theatrical production); act-announcement sheets; mekuri karuta
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
carriage; movement (of the body)
upper; upward; outer; surface; top