to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
cooking; food preparation
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
without permission; without notice
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
to be kind to; to treat kindly
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
like a part of the family
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
twelve o'clock; midnight; noon
to live; to make a living; to get on with
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
image; figure; figure; form; image
shoji (paper sliding door)
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
tiger's den; jaws of death; dangerous place
outside the hall (or stadium, market, etc.); off the grounds; off the premises; off-track
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
aggression; invasion; raid