to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
odd couple; incongruous couple
Japanese quince (Chaenomeles speciosa); flowering quince
to be taken ill; to be addicted to; to become absorbed in; to give oneself up (to)
skipping (e.g. on a CD); jumping
nasal voice; nasal stop; nasal occlusive; nasal
water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
snail's pace tactics; walking extremely slowly when voting in the Diet to delay proceedings; (lit.) ox walk tactic
slip-guard (on one side of the body of a shamisen)
(Internet) troll; nerd; freak; addict; fag
within eyeshot; within sight; in view
crushing; breaking by applying pressure
controlled access location
counting one's chickens before they've hatched; (lit.) counting raccoon dog skins before they have been caught
tortoiseshell (of the hawksbill turtle); bekko; tortoiseshell (esp. of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle)
strapped for cash; hard up
fishing enthusiast; fishing nut
these guys; these fellows
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
reconstruction funds; reconstruction money
orca (Orcinus orca); killer whale; grampus; mythical carp with the head of a lion and the body of a fish (auspicious protectors of well-being)
duellist; duelist; dueller; dueler
to take a commission; to take a cut; to take a piece of the action; to take a kickback
to sing energetically; to sing with abandon
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
invisible writing revealed by applying heat; writing done in invisible ink
ring name (in pro wrestling)