literary form imparting a formal written nuance (with sentences ending in "de aru")
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
walking without rest; walking continuously
life-taking sword; sword used to kill
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup
ready-made; common-law (wife)
heartburn; strong sense of disgust
refreshing rain once in ten days
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
to mount (animal behaviour); to assert dominance
half-baked; dim-witted; meatheaded
to win the favour of (favor); to be acknowledged (e.g. by a superior); to measure up to
manual laborer; manual labourer
to cure an illness; to cure a disease
high voltage; high tension
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
sense of being the chosen people
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
matter of hit-and-miss; mix of success and failure; variation (in quality, returns, etc.)
to be dried out; to be parched
reconnoitering party; scout (army)
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
to become emaciated; to waste away; to grow thin and worn out
medicinal cooking (based on traditional Chinese medicine)
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
to talk to oneself; to mutter
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
instrumental duet; instrumental duo
greed; cruelty; callous; (arch.) insistent; (arch.) insistence