to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
greeting; a fine thing to say
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
with a scraping sound; with a scratching sound; with a crunching sound (while eating)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
having not the slightest idea
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
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
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
to beat vigorously; to rain strikes upon someone; to tan someone's hide; to mercilessly pummel; to beat the daylights out of
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble