straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
(some small) help; an aid; some assistance
smoke; smoked (salmon, cheese, etc.); tinted (glass, film)
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
all-out attack; general offensive
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
bodily sensation; feeling in the body; physical feeling; coenesthesia; cenesthesia; coenesthesis
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
force (bulldoze) one's way through
hey there; I say; see here
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
muscular pain; myalgia; aching muscles; sore muscles
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to slide into; to slip into
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
to fall off; to tumble down
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
huoshu; fantastical Chinese fire rat
Taketori Monogatari (The Tale of the Bamboo-Cutter)
Kaguya-Hime (main character of Taketori Monogatari); Princess Kaguya; Kaguyahime (manga series by Reiko Shimizu)
raw materials; ingredients
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating