to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
opening fully; full throttle; full power
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
trembling or quavering voice
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to pause; to have a short intermission
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
to become empty; to be emptied
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
arbitration; intercession; mediation
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
dragon and tiger; (fig.) two mighty rivals
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
looking on (somebody) as hostile
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
I'm telling you this for your own good; here's some friendly advice
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous