jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
they; those guys; those fellows
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
several steps; much (better, higher, etc.); several cuts (above)
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
strange; odd; unusual; eccentric; peculiar
stature; body height; one's means; one's status; one's ability
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
one by one; one each; one at a time
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
something long; useless things; white elephant; boondoggle
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
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
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
freely; right and left; as one pleases
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large side; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
to smear; to daub; to shift (the blame onto someone else)
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid