dark brown; colour of tanned skin
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
one thin flat object; one sheet
eagle (Accipitridae family)
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to distract a person's attention
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
desperately; recklessly; rush headlong
confronting directly; meeting face-to-face
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
stillness; repose; standing still
operation; functioning; running
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity