between the devil and the deep sea; out of the frying pan into the fire; (lit.) a tiger at the front gate, a wolf at the back gate
being surrounded by enemies on all sides; being betrayed (forsaken) by everybody
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
arbitrarily; of its own accord; without asking; voluntarily; willfully; as one pleases
to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
J; j; Japan; joule; jack; tatami mat (as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm); J.League
low intelligence; low IQ; feeble-mindedness; unintelligent person; person with a low IQ
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
impassioned speech; fervent speech
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
falling on one's backside; pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
the same rank; equality; apposition
powerless; weak; lacking physical strength; incompetent; lacking ability; powerless
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
end of life; death; breathing one's last
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone