to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
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
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
great man; great god; hero; big man
inside; interior; inner part
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to return a favor (favour); to repay
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
bent back; prone posture; weak-kneed; timidity; lack of nerve
with a start; with a jump
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
to step forward; to take a step forward
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
fall; drop; descent; coming down
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
picking up; someone who picks up things; type picking (letterpress printing); walking (of an aristocrat)
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; kenpō (martial arts); kempo
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
no matter how much time passes
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress