defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
fighting windmills; tilting at windmills; mimicking a wrestling match by oneself (as a form of street performance, etc.)
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
holding hands with fingers interlocked
cartilage; nankotsu; (dish of) gristle (usu. of chicken, deep-fried)
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
something or other; anything
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
to make trouble; to make waves; to cause discord
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
computer game for men featuring beautiful women characters (usu. adult game)
to skip (a class, responsibility, etc.); to shirk; to dodge; to break (a promise); to ignore
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
game arcade; video arcade
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
game arcade; video arcade; penny arcade
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
disuse; not using; non-usage
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
bondage (esp. in sexual play); rope bondage; self-imposed challenge (esp. in games); playing a game with extra or new restrictions