to repent; to be penitent
hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)
to stitch; to hem; to mend; to sew up; to darn
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
on the occasion of; at the time of
ingenuity; resourcefulness
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
carnivore; carnivorous animal
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
middle of the night; dead of night
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
being still half asleep; being half awake; being not yet quite awake
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to be transparent; to show through
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
close; intimate; on good terms