at once; immediately; right now
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
single word; a few words; brief comment
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
so; like this; in this way
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
one's son; you little bastard; you little brat
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
calamity; disaster; accident
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to say (something) over one's shoulder