all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
imagination; supposition; guess
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
trembling with excitement
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
such; like that; that sort of; very
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to dye; to colour; to color