to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
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
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to bawl; to cry; to scream
useless resistance; vain struggle
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
nothing in particular; none in particular
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
prize money; monetary award; reward
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; poking someone's eyes during a fight to blind them
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to bring; to take; to bring about
to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)
regret; repentance; remorse
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
decision; settlement; definition
to escape from; to get out