greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
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
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to challenge (a person) to a fight
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
fixed date; settlement date
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
to repeat; to be frequent
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
prospects of victory; chances of success
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
time appointed for meeting (assembling); time one is supposed to meet
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
narrow margin; slim margin
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to start; to begin; to commence
to thrust away; to send flying
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock