to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
single word; a few words; brief comment
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
because of; owing to; due to
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
world; society; people; the public
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
correction; revision; amendment
adds vagueness and indirectness to the word or phrase it is used with
wedding ring; wedding band
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
hungrily; voraciously; ravenously; greedily; avariciously; eagerly
rebellious phase; rebellious age
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
conversely; on the contrary
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
from the viewpoint of; according to
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
influencing (a person) for good
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
firm; unshakeable; resolute
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
failure; mistake; blunder
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)