under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan; project
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
end; close; conclusion; termination
throw; throwing; throwing event (e.g. javelin, discus, shot put)
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
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
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to squeeze out; to wring out
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to kick (hard); to send flying with a kick; to kick away; to reject flatly; to refuse outright; to turn down
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to let slip a secret; to let the cat out of the bag
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
stairs; stairway; staircase
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
cannot bear (doing); cannot bring oneself (to do); reluctant (to do)
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something