the hiragana character "ku"; chevron-shaped; dogleg-shaped
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
a glance; a look; a glimpse
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
error of judgment; miscalculation; bad decision
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
painstaking (e.g. effort); excruciating (e.g. hard work); grueling
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
in perfect form; going swimmingly
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to serve one's aim; to serve one's purpose
fur seal (esp. the northern fur seal, Callorhinus ursinus); Alaskan fur seal
orca (Orcinus orca); killer whale; shachi; mythical carp with the head of a tiger and the body of a fish, considered auspicious protectors of well-being; roof ornament in the shape of a shachi (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall)
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta); dog salmon
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
personal grudge; personal enmity
(smelling) strongly; pungently; angrily; furiously; indignantly
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
hang in there; go for it; keep at it; do your best
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
fast approach; quick intimacy
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up