quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to feel itchy; to itch; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
paca (any of either species of paca, esp. lowland paca, Agouti paca)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
(animal making a) monstrous apparition
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
sweet dumpling made with mochi flour and (sometimes) millet flour (famous product of Okayama); millet dumplings
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
arrest; apprehension; capture
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
personality; style; appearance
if times were better; if one had been born at an earlier, more opportune time; if times had not changed; if I had my due
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
natural disaster; cataclysm
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
because of; owing to; due to
loss in weight (esp. body weight); weight reduction; loss in quantity; reduction of quantity
chasing out ogres; exterminating ogres