north-northeast; north-north-east
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
to cut; to slit; to slash
sweet tooth; love of sweet things
wavelike; in waves; undulation
to jump up and down; to hop
total fire loss; completely burned
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
clouds and haze; swarm (of people); throng; (flee) like the wind; (run) out of sight
to write a few lines (to); to drop someone a line; to write a note (to)
slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy
to clap one's hands in prayer
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
mental illness; emotional disorder
written pledge; signed note of assurance; memorandum; legal instrument
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
not at all inferior to; compare favorably (with); being even better than; rivalling; surpassing
sound of something falling
thorough (criticism, defeat, etc.); utter; serious
the whole world; the universe
shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously); tapping one's foot; fidgeting (of the legs)
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person