opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
comprehensive; composite; all-embracing
vexing; irritating; impatient
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to kill by burning to death
thickness; profundity; depth
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
our gracious (e.g. Queen); honorific that attaches to name of a person or thing that has bestowed grace or favour upon you
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to talk; to carry meaning
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
favorite phrase; favourite phrase; byword; something one always talks about
Edo period inspection of rice plants
person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
heaps of corpses all around
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible
directly opposite; right in front