with a smack; with a spank; with a plunk (of the sound of a shamisen); shamisen
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
four-legged; four-footed; (four-legged) animal; beast
to intervene; to stop (something)
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
to look daggers at someone; to be angry
court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
sexual (i.e. relating to biological sex); sexual (relations, attraction, abuse, etc.)
accused; defendant; prisoner at the bar
blowing one's top; losing it; flipping out
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
one's habitual behaviour (behavior); day-to-day conduct
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
with a click; with a clink; with a snap; firmly; tightly; compactly
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
to say; to be pleased to say
(another's) child; child; kid
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
sales promotion; hard selling
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
to cajole; to deceive; to seduce
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
wig; hairpiece (esp. to cover hair loss); toupee
part of the fabric that is wrapped farthest from the skin when wearing a garment that is wrapped in front of one (such as a kimono); percentage; commission
on the way; as one goes; in the future; someday; eventually
ignorance; inexperience; unfamiliarity
preliminary investigation; preliminary inquiry; preparation (for a class); going over one's lessons (in advance); studying ahead
means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
to get one's head around; to think about