making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
pro wrestling; professional wrestling
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
to resort to violence; to perform a drastic act
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
karoshi line (official measure of excessive hours of overtime per month)
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
one revolution; one rotation
end; conclusion; rounding up; revaluation
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
candy fashioned in human and animal forms
to thrust away; to send flying
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
to flee; to take flight; to be ruined; to go down in the world; to settle down (e.g. in one location)
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
to have a nosebleed; to bleed at the nose
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
bull's-eye (pattern); double ring (pattern); umbrella with bull's-eye pattern
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)