man; male; masculine gender
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
to pierce through; to break through
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to step firmly; to harden by treading
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
to boost; to force up; to push up