in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
like a pigeon who's been shot by a peashooter (i.e. wide-eyed in shock)
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
private person; individual
if so; if it be so; in that case; then
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
certainly; surely; definitely
supreme; sublime; highest
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to be equal; to ostentatiously display that one is equal (to)
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
reopening; resumption; restarting