strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
to wind (thread, film, etc.)
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
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
somersault; looping-the-loop
one-armed shoulder throw (judo or sumo)
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
soft and fair goes far; willows are weak, yet they bind other wood
murder; killing; murderer
Minamoto No Yorimitsu (948-1021)
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
main; principal; chief; primary; major
strong sake; firewater; rotgut
company that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)
corporate drone; corporate slave
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
handling things like an adult; behaving like a mature grown-up
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
tacit; unspoken; implicit
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
one's first campaign; one's first battle
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade