noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
(arch.) Chinese bamboo; (arch.) bamboo imported from China (often used to make flutes); descending vertical sword attack (in kendo, etc.)
falling rocks; fallen rocks
main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence
physical strength; the strength of one's muscles
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
pit of the stomach; solar plexus; place where water falls
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
bed and food; eating and sleeping
to do together; to share; to participate in
antsy; agitated; irritated; anxious; vexed
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to make sense; to be meaningful
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy