to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to smirk; to grin broadly
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
as a child; when one was a child
leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
good at fighting; usually wins a fight
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
enterprise; business; company; corporation
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
after school (at the end of the day)
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
letter; missive; note; mail
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it