treating someone like a child
do not shoot straight for the top; he that would the daughter win, must with the mother first begin; (lit.) if you want to shoot the general, first shoot his horse
spine; backbone; spinal column
stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); inner citadel; bastion
station; office; guardroom
check; restraint; oppression; repression
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
sharp (tongue, criticism, etc.); cutting; scathing
stature; body height; one's means; one's status; one's ability
head; brains; intellect; understanding
unable to speak; inarticulate; mute; speechless; tongue-tied
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
to wet one's pants; to wet oneself
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
patent; special permission; license; licence
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
sauce (esp. soy or mirin-based dipping sauce); hanging; something hanging (flap, lappet, etc.); (kendo) loin guard; kanji radical enclosing the top-left corner of a character; woman; -ass
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
having had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
to shave off; to scrape off
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; set of two (one large, one small); pair (for husband and wife); his and hers (e.g. teacups)
substitution; alternative; substitute
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; weed; cannabis
starting work (on); setting to work (on); commencing (a crime); playing (a move)
to draw (original illustrations, artwork, etc.); to draw specially (for)