to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
to be inflated with pride
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
rain and wind; driving rain
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to narrow the focus; to focus attention (on); to concentrate (on); to zero in
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
jokingly; in the form of a joke
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
good person; virtuous person
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
tool; implement; means; furniture