no loss or gain; coming out even
knuckle dusters; brass knuckles
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
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)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
businesswoman; female office worker; female employee
pantsuit; pant suit; trouser suit
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
ten; 10; ten years of age
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
nine parts; ninety percent; mostly; nine percent
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
(having) life-and-death power (over)
(member of the) yakuza; gangster; hoodlum; racketeer; useless; worthless
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
local procurement; local content; sourcing locally
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping