length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to point (gun at); to hold under one's nose
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
black lustre; black luster
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
À bout de souffle (French film, 1959); Breathless
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
all right; very well; okay; I got it
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
doom; fate; misfortune; disaster
to bring; to take; to bring about
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
in one's own way or style
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain