to show up; to appear; to turn up
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
voltage; excitement; enthusiasm
difference; disagreement; conflict; clash; discrepancy; inconsistency
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
contest of strength; trial of strength
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
headfirst slide; head-first sliding
to be extremely dangerous
to make a firm resolution
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
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
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
to go along; to walk along; to follow
to squeeze out; to wring out
pistol; handgun; revolver
(police) detective; criminal matter
Swords and Firearms Control Law (1958)
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
wrong; different; not like that
style (of a work, author, artist, etc.); characteristics
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
wizardry; secret of immortality
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); Taoist immortal; supernatural being; (in Japan) 11th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)