to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
patterns of thinking; train of thought
anaconda (esp. the green anaconda, Eunectes murinus)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
control; check; restraint; inhibition
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
someone doomed to their fate; (lit.) fish on the chopping board
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
to get strong; to gain strength
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
way; method; means; resource; course
sasumata; man catcher; two-pronged weapon for catching criminals
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing