to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
not worrying about one's reputation or appearance; not caring what others think
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
tiger cub; one's treasure; precious savings
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
dice; die; baton (of command)
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
other than; excluding; without
one by one; one after another; successively
backflip; backward somersault
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
unbroken; uninterrupted; on and on; continuous
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
rationality; reasonableness
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
falling cherry blossoms; storm of falling cherry blossoms
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to plant oneself; to settle in; to be well-established (e.g. of a religion in a particular area); to have taken root
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest