the five fingers; leading five; top five
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
gray zone; grey zone; gray area
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
half the body; half length
compelling force; legal force
optimism; taking an optimistic view
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
pineapple (Ananas comosus)
dispiritedness; dejection; languor; becoming flat (e.g. beer, carbonated drinks); becoming stale
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
full throttle; full power