good at fighting; usually wins a fight
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
examiner; investigator; inquisitor; agent
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
to (prepare to) run away (from one's responsibilities, etc.)
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
main attraction; special feature; big draw
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
target practice; marksmanship; target shooting (e.g. at a fair)
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
calling by name; designation; nomination
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
to aggravate; to make serious
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
out of character; unlike one
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
as much as possible; as far as possible; to the best of one's abilities
innocent (esp. of a girl); naive; virgin; maiden; young striped mullet
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
dissidents; people who are against the Establishment; anti-Establishment groups
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
just past noon; afternoon
to blow in the opposite direction; to revive
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)