neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
jujitsu (classical Japanese martial art, usually referring to fighting without a weapon); jiujitsu; jujutsu
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
scattered; separated; dispersed
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to take flight; to disappear
hot topic; talk of the town
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to be mistaken for; to be confused with
praise; tribute; inscription (on a painting)
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
in one's own way or style
great achievement; glorious deed; (gaining) fame; (earning) distinction
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
setting on fire; setting afire
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy