most difficult; next to impossible
one hole; toilet bowl (for both urination and defecation); effective point for moxibustion; one-woman man
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
directions; instructions; usage method
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
very likely; very probable
insisting (unreasonably); obstinate insistence
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
to capture; to seize; to plunder
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
if you do this; if this is the case
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
a certain somebody; you-know-who
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
touché; you've got me there
slapping the opponent with the open hand
appearance; air; condition; state; form
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
straight-laced person; stubborn person
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
to blow through; to blow across
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to sigh
completely; absolutely; totally
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
doer; performer; protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; speculator (in trading)
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff