troublesome; annoying; complicated
to underrate; to make light of
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
near; close by; within reach; familiar
irritation; annoyance; frustration
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to trample; to crush underfoot
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
thorough; exhaustive; complete
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
that; the matter in question
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
a matter for the police; a brush with the law
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely