lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
by sheer strength; by brute force
odds and ends; all; every
to start; to begin; to commence
to redeem (from sin); to save
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to perceive; to understand
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
trivial; not amounting to much
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
without leaving any trace
to be free; to be available
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
orphan; person without friends
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
comprehensive; composite; all-embracing
impossible to do (although wants to)
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard