to spend time (on doing something)
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
arrest; apprehension; capture
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to go out (of a fire, etc.); to die out (before burning to ash); to fall through (of plans, etc.); to fizzle out; to come to nothing
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
supervised; under surveillance
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
exactly!; surely!; that's it!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)