insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
sting (of a bee, etc.); stinger; needle covered with poison
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
quarrel; feud; wrangling; snarling (at each other)
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to step forward; to volunteer
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
commander-in-chief; supreme commander
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
to perform in tune with each other; to get along well; to be in perfect harmony; to make a perfect pair (team, etc.)
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
stagnation; hindrance; delay
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
intimidating enough to quieten a crying child
friendship; (on) familiar terms; intimacy; kindness; goodwill
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
yearning; longing for; deep affection
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
to open (one's eyes) wide
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
failing to recognize someone; underestimation (of someone's ability); not realizing someone's skill
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
the same; the said; likewise