deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
crunch crunch; thud thud; tramp tramp
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers
meow; miaow; cat; kitty; pussy cat
war; battle; match; game; competition
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
supply; supplying; replenishment
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
flash (of light); glint; schiller