master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
in the face of; in defiance of
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
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)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
how long; how far; how much
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
very; extremely; excessively
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
if you think about it; come to think of it
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
because of; owing to; due to
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful