(direct) hit; hitting the mark
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
-stopper (thing that halts or prevents something); -blocker; -preventer
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
to become desperate; to give in to despair
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
with a whack; with a thump; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; vacantly; blankly
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
reduced scale; scaling down
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
prickling; stinging; tingling
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
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
the five fingers; leading five; top five
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
dirty; vulgar; nasty; offensive; disgusting
with no regard to appearances; without caring about how one looks
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties