silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
traditional; conventional
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
to put on airs; to assume importance
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to be softened; to calm down
to look forward to something
piece; fragment; one (object)
bang bang chicken (Szechuan dish of chicken in a spicy sauce)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
outrageous; reprehensible; rude; insolent; nefarious
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day; sometimes you have to lose to win; (lit.) losing is winning
quarrel; dispute; argument
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to drink up; to drain (cup)
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
hiba false arborvitae (species of cypress, Thujopsis dolabrata)
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
considerably; greatly; a lot
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to