nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
from here; from this place
retreating figure; appearance from behind
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
chair; stool; post; office; position
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
food and drink; eating and drinking
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
small calibre; small caliber
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below