typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
form; shape; figure; morph
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
swordsmanship; line drawn by the tip of a sword when slashing
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
hoge (placeholder name for a variable, similar to foobar)
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
to say no more; to sink into silence
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
dissolution of a feudal clan by the shogunate and confiscation of its fief
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
well-known only to those in the know; well-known but to the few; well-known to a connoisseur
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
small number; few; minority
to flatter; to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to flirt (with; a man); to make eyes (at)
snake in one's bosom; treacherous friend
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be