defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
the five fingers; leading five; top five
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
it is not (like that) either
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
congeniality; satisfaction; gratification
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to make an appearance; to show up
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
to throw into; to toss into
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
to half-rise to one's feet
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
front; frontage; facade; main
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
relation; connection; relevance
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode