to part left and right; to open out
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
stylish; smart; elegant; chic; refined; trim
certification; attestation; authentication; Imperial attestation
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
cinnamon stick; cinnamon quill
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); snatching; stealing
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
swizzle stick; stir stick; cocktail stirrer
inside one's heart; in one's mind
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
kind; sort; species; species
to blaze; to burn brightly
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
objection; dissent; protest
to bring back; to restore
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
performing without rehearsal; doing impromptu
major incident; major happening; big scandal
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
example; illustration; precedent
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
the hiragana character "ku"; chevron-shaped; dogleg-shaped
partly burned charcoal; cinders; charred remains; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
discipline; training; teaching manners