demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
depiction; description; portrayal
to repeat; to do something over again
deep inside; innermost place
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
comic strip with dramatic story
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
drama; play; powerful drug
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
gesture; gesticulation; motion
(sense of) presence; realism; ambiance
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
this occasion; at this time; now
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
like this; this sort; this way
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
power; authority; jurisdiction
to pocket an insult; to choke back one's tears
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
such; like that; that sort of; very
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to entrust; to leave to a person
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark