power; might; authority; influence
operation; functioning; running
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonate
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
back off!; leave me alone!
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
in this way; along these lines; similarly
to form a line; to queue up; to line up
affable; sociable; friendly
Son of God; child of an emperor
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
(short) rest; breather; break
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
muddiness; murkiness; impurity (of the world, one's heart, etc.); dakuten (diacritic indicating a voiced consonant); unrefined sake
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation); unable to read the room
long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
with a crack; with a smash
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
approaching the enemy; (coming into) contact with the enemy; engaging the enemy
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
to resort to violence; to behave violently; to use force
to snatch (from someone); to tear (away); to steal
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire
not worrying about one's reputation or appearance; not caring what others think
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
to not believe one's ears
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
spoiled; half-rotten; decaying