nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
wickedness; evil; wicked person
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
charging (at the enemy) with a shout; rush; rushing (an activity); working at full speed; penetration; piercing
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
directly opposite; right in front
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
putting into operation; invocation
to burn (with jealousy, desire, etc.)
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
muscle fiber; muscle fibre
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
right under; directly below
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed