to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
ho-ho-ho (e.g. Santa Claus)
to be elated; to be excited; to be caught up in the moment; to be carried away; to get cocky
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
good at fighting; usually wins a fight
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
to kill an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; to kill viciously; to victimize; to torment
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
rebound; relapse after a diet; regaining lost weight; return of symptoms after withdrawal of medicine
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
devil; evil spirit; genie
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
lost point (in a game); point given away; run charged to the pitcher; blunder; mistake
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
second (unit of time); arc second
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
not counted (in the score); not tallied
bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)
decision; settlement; definition
new menu item; new dish on a menu
sampling food; tasting; trying
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
dressing; dressing; putting on clothes