aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to press a question; to cross-examine
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
breakdown of negotiations
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
bipartite; in two parts; double
hand used like a sword in striking
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
police cell; place of detention; jail
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
training; drill; practice; discipline
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification