gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup
horse riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
receiving (from a superior); bestowed
first-rate specimen; first-rate object; superb item; superb article; excellent thing; pick (e.g. of a litter)
great hurry; great haste; rush
bellyband; maternity belt; (saddle) girth
without permission; without notice
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
to squeeze (to the utmost); to wring out; to squeeze (money) out of someone; to wring (money) from; to scold; to criticize severely; to train ruthlessly
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
special selection; finest pick; top pick
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to be talented; to be able
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
fray; fighting; brawling; scuffle
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
(metaphor for) something unusually fast; (lit.) fleeing hare
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
with a start; with a jump
talking while standing; standing around talking
styptic; stopping of bleeding
sympathy; consideration; (arch.) service; (arch.) labor; (arch.) illness; (arch.) disease
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
wounded person; injured person
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
discard; discarded (playing) card; (arch.) bulletin board displaying the name, age, offence, etc. of a criminal sentenced to death (Edo period)
exposure of a severed head