to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
speaking voice; talking voice
here and there; in places
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
to gather; to collect; to assemble
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
other side; opposite side; other party
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
the frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case