to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
un-; non-; negative prefix
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
reputation; public opinion
Georgia (country); Georgia (US state)
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
first night; first watch of the night; bridal night
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
discovery; detection; finding
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
flash (of light); glint; schiller
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
near; close; beside; third person
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
stabbing to death; putting out
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
lover (of a married woman)
to lay out (a futon); to make (bed); to spread out; to postpone; to extend
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)