nod; inclination of the head
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
commander; commanding officer; CO
ability; capability; skill
to hand over; to turn over; to cede
influence; clout; leverage
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
government office building
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
contempt; derision; slight; disdain
the reason is ...; it is because ...
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
custom; habit; customary practice
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
a cut above; one step above
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
mistress; kept woman; concubine
recklessness; daredevilry; rashness; (arch.) long-lasting