revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
orders; instructions; directive; command
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
relaxed and enjoyable; spacious; vast; heavily trafficked; bustling
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
source of worry; source of distress
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
in succession; one after another
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
place for relaxation and refreshment
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity