liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing
impossible; unlikely; improbable
constant; invariable; chronic; everlasting
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
rīchi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from completing something (winning, losing, game over, etc.)
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
fair and square; open and aboveboard
sense of smell; olfaction
to lose sight of; to miss
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
running as fast as one can
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
discovery; detection; finding
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachigokko; Japanese children's game
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
main cause; primary factor
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to smash; to break into pieces
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand