obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
rolled barley; rolled oats
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
courteous; decorous; polite
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
natural; reasonable; understandable
triangle; triangular shape
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
choices; alternatives; options
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
conviction; belief; confidence
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly