cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
murder; homicide; manslaughter
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
error of judgment; miscalculation
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
prostitute; whore; tramp; floozy; slut
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
to play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive; to dupe
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza
in good health; alive and well; going strong
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
endurance; perseverance; patience
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
corporate body; corporation; (legal) person; (juridical) person
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
contrived; false-sounding
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism