extremely dangerous; full of peril
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
to flatter; to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to flirt (with; a man); to make eyes (at)
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
relieving; refreshing; satisfying
to put someone to work; to make someone work
to become vulgar; to coarsen
true character; real nature
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
trembling from fear; trembling all over
(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
came here; coming here; recently
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
the last moment; the very end
bet; wager; stake; gamble
dark clouds gather; threatening signs emerge; trouble is afoot
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake