supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
situation (turn of events) being unfavorable (disadvantageous)
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to be stingy; to be tightfisted
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
suitable age (esp. for marriage); marriageable age
woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; femininity
income; receipts; revenue
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
three heads are better than two; (lit.) if three people gather; the wisdom of Manjushri
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
cause for concern; reasons for uneasiness
too many cooks spoil the broth; (lit.) too many captains will steer the ship up a mountain
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
that's true; of course; obviously
to freeze; to freeze over
speaking inarticulately (slurring, lisping, etc.)
puffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
spirit of a true artisan; (a craftsman's) pride in one's work
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
you (plural); all of you; you all
great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor