strong-willed; strong of heart
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help; disservice
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza
to get dead drunk; to get blind drunk
colloquialism; colloquial language; slang
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
average; leveling; levelling
to summon courage; to be brave
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
to stand upright with arms and/or legs spread; to dodge
counterattack; slashing back; railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
to be found out; to be seen through; to be exposed; to come to light; to be revealed
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami
to be unusual (of a person or thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be eccentric; to be different
freedom; liberty; independence
unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive
fortitude; firmness of character; sturdiness; inner strength; hardihood
hand-to-hand combat; fighting at close quarters; close combat
one's dominant hand; person of ability; skilled person; master-hand
otherwise; or else; if not
to be lacking in options; to be too few
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to form a circle; to move in a circle; (lit.) to draw a circle
mixture; jumble; blend; making a cord by entwining threads of various colours
scene; view; prospect; outlook