before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
permission; approval; authorization; license
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
war; fighting; fierce competition
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
integrity; fidelity; constancy; principle; faithfulness; honor
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
participation; joining; entry
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank