impulsive and straightforward; guileless
tactician; strategist; schemer; maneuverer
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
sense of smell; olfaction
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
this world; this life; world of the living
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
to thrust into; to shove into; to push into; to drive into
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to hit; to beat; to shout at; to yell at
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
to get tired of (doing); to lose interest in
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
defile; narrow path; bottleneck; impasse
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards