when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to serve a master; to serve one's employer faithfully
originally; by nature; from the start
easily moved to tears; given to weeping; lachrymose
tear gland; lacrimal gland
to become unrestrained and go to excess; to lose all restraint; to lose one's tension and become relaxed; to let go; to become disorderly; to be scattered
streaming (of tears); pouring; pouring (of rain or sweat)
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)