to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
leader of a crime syndicate's henchmen; young leading subordinate in yakuza group
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
making great haste, having been caught off guard; scurrying unprepared; rushing to an emergency with sword in hand, not having had time to affix it at the waist
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
beach; seashore; captured pieces; captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
curved sword (e.g. a scimitar, shamshir, etc.); curved blade
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
(bulge of one's) biceps; zeal; effort; enthusiasm
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
with a start; with a jump
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
hidden money; secret funds; hidden gold
reserve; reticence; unfriendliness; estrangement
warmly; cordially; with tender care
unkindness; inhumanity; heartlessness
just you wait and see (as a threat)
to keep (something) a close secret; to hide (the truth, one's pain, etc.); to keep hidden
one round; one tour; one circuit; one patrol
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
ahead; before; the future; pardon me for leaving (first)
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)
(excessive) flattery; smarminess; fawning
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); (spoken) line (in a play, film, etc.); one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; Belgium
white whale; whiskers from a gray whale (used in crafts)
old-fashioned way of thinking; old-fashioned spirit; old-fashioned