to beat back into shape; to correct (a bad habit, character trait, etc.) by discipline; to straighten (someone) out
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
a considerable number; a fair number
blow; shock; strike; batting
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to strike (someone) down; to knock down; to thrash; to place firmly
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
mimicry; mimesis; camouflage
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
sanity; consciousness; soberness