being on the ropes; losing ground
one-tenth; one percent (one-tenth of a wari); one-quarter of a ryō (obsolete unit of currency); thickness; advantageous circumstances; one-tenth of a monme of silver
wiles; trick; artifice; lover (male) (esp. of a prostitute)
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
blow; shock; strike; batting
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
gliding (through the air)
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
according to plan; as planned; on target
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to beat someone at their own game; to outdo someone in their specialty
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
brightness; splendour; splendor
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
in succession; one after another
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
to squeeze out; to wring out
to burst (open); to break; to split
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
poppy seed; pinhead-like; small as ants
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense