particularly; only; in the case of
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
ring; playing field; stadium
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
in perfect form; going swimmingly
sour look; surly face; pout
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to begin; to set about; to start
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to win and advance to the next round
short pause; short interval
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)
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
person who oversleeps; sleepyhead
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
to be inverted (of the order of something); to be reversed; to get mixed up; to become back to front
overflow; abundance; exuberance
to take back; to recapture
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to place firmly; to hit very hard
true character; true heart; true spirit
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)