shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
possession; retention; maintenance
to fight with swords; to cross swords
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
snappingly; with a snap; merely ...; having just ...
being closed; being blocked up; being occupied; unlucky direction (in Onmyōdō; due to the presence of a god such as Ten'ichijin)
mumblingly; grumblingly; tardily; slowly
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to jar; to creak; to grate
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to make the impossible possible; to accomplish the impossible
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
many; much; plenty; hardly
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
divide into four pieces; one fourth
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
to pass (of time); to elapse
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
cannot be compared with; no match for
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright