to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
great joy; delight; jubilation
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
shime-waza (judo stranglehold)
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
with a clink; with a soft thud; with a faint snap (e.g. of a book closing); suddenly; all of a sudden
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
large build; large pattern
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
delicately; weakly; gently; supplely
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
incompetent; have no merit
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to talk; to chat; to chatter
big man; large man; tall man; giant
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
equation; formula; method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result
grazing; touching lightly; squeezing (someone for money); percentage; kickback
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
one-by-one; separately; in detail
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care