nape (of the neck); nucha
year in, year out; always; 24-7
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to rush over; to run up to
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
woman; female; feminine gender
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
dim; vague; indistinct; faint; obscure
top of the head; vertex; parietal
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
to make a vow; to take an oath
that day; the very same day
(not) even once; (not) ever
pride; boast; credit (to)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to be silent; to say nothing
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
resolute; determined; bold
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
punishment; judgement; judgment
mercilessly; relentlessly; unsparingly
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag