to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
whispering; murmuring; subdued
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
control; check; restraint; inhibition
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
how can (one) do something
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
outspoken; forthright; frank; direct
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
influence (on someone); inspiration
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity