to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
hacking; hacking (basketball, rugby, etc.); fouling
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
academic; scholarly; scientific
impertinent; impudent; cheeky
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (Middle Ages); acting administrator
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
defensive body movement (judo, kendo, etc.)
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
round shape; circle; circular form
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
bamboo shoot; young, inexperienced doctor
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
groin; thigh; crotch; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
spine; backbone; spinal column
honorific affix; honorific prefix
animal; beastly; carnal; sensual; brute
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
transfer (of a call, patient, etc.); forwarding (a letter, email, etc.); redirection; transfer (of data); transmission
charred; burnt black; scorched black
failure is the mother of success
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation); person who is unable to read the room; danger prevention (e.g. in the workplace)
automatic exposure; account executive
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
(the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
to be heartbroken; to have one's heart break; to be overwhelmed with grief
ahem; cough-cough; noise in lieu of a comment or contrary view
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
feeler; tentacle; antenna; touching (with one's hand); feeling; sensing
oilily; slimily; slipperily