no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
fetish; passion; enthusiasm
light brown; golden brown; tan
manjū (steamed bun) with meat filling
deep-fried bread (usu. topped in sugar)
to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
speech impediment; speech disorder
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
doing whatever one pleases
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to scatter; to disperse; to spend on; to squander (e.g. one's fortune); to chase away (e.g. one's worries); to kill (pain)
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
chess problem; composed shogi problem
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
to glare at each other; to confront each other
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
(brute) force; using all one's might
special training; intensive training; crash course
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
one's chance; the right time; target; objective