imposing stance; daunting pose
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
reinforcement; strengthening
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
spirit (e.g. human spirit); soul; spirit; ghost; ethereal being
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
vacant house; unoccupied house
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to pour (into a vessel); to fill (a cup, bowl, etc.) with; to dish out (food or drink)
to taste; to try (food or drink)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
to question again; to repeat a question (esp. a problematic point, or to verify understanding); to repeat a query
severe; strict; tough; hard