what do you want?; can I help you?
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
sorry; excuse me; thank you
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
Golden Bat (Japanese tobacco brand)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
a lot; plenty; abundant; exaggerated; grandiose
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to rebuke strongly; to tell off
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
let's do it; I (we) are going to do it
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
making something strong even stronger; solidifying something's chances; (lit.) (giving) a metal rod to an ogre
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information