essence; true nature; substance; reality
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
vulgar person; low-life; sleazebag; (arch.) lowly person; (arch.) person of humble rank; (arch.) peasant
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
knowing only one thing (and repeating it often); saying the only thing one knows (at every opportunity); repeating the only thing one knows
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
serves you right!; see what happens!
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
technical skill; ability; capacity
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
steel; sword steel; sword
silk or paper with cotton threads
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
long ago; a long time ago; already
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
to become scared; to have an attack of nerves; to have a yellow streak; to chicken out; to run out of courage
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
strained back; slipped disk; lumbosacral strain
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark
with a friendly grin; smilingly