skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to push aside; to brush aside
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
one revolution; one rotation
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
body; physical system; (the) person
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to rise; to erect; to get up
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw the head (or shoulders) back; to throw out the chest
pit of the stomach; solar plexus; place where water falls
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
half the body; half length
to step over or across; to overcome
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit