to prostrate oneself (before)
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
to be too late; to be too slow
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
from the viewpoint of; according to
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
agreement; stipulation; contract
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
to suit (one's needs, tastes, purpose, etc.); to serve; to meet (one's expectations, wishes, etc.); to measure up to (e.g. one's ideal); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be consistent with (reason, morality, etc.)
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
breach of contract; default
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear