oh no!; good heavens!; oops
thrust at the opponent's throat
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
to arch; to be curved; to become bow-shaped; to bend backward
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to be found (e.g. unknown quantity in an equation); to be calculated
muddy water; red-light district
brown rat (Rattus norvegicus); common rat; dark grey; dark gray; deceitful employee; unfaithful servant
to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up
memorial service; prayers for the repose of the soul; transfer of merit
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to live (in the house of one's employer, teacher, etc.); to live in; to become a live-in employee; to become a resident (of an institution)
selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
supply line; supply of provisions
despair; desperation; abandonment
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
be careful about fire; watch out for fire
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); north-northeast; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
fraud; cheating; foul play; trickery; hoax; swindle
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
gambling den; gambling house
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
serves you right!; see what happens!
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; eye poke (in combat sports); eye-gouging
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
standing in a group; standing up in unison
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
great hurry; great haste; rush
manservant employed by a samurai (Edo period)