to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
personal criticism; character sketch
amiable; affable; likable
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
inscrutable; incomprehensible
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
law; ban; prohibition; ordinance
healthy; sound; wholesome
prohibition; inhibition; ban
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
(wearing) a loincloth alone; nothing but a loincloth
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
to be enraged; to flip out
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
opening fully; full throttle; full power
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; flatterer; sycophant; brown-noser
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki