to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what someone feels (using one's intuition)
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
definite; certain; decided; fixed; settled
looking on; standing by and watching; sitting back and watching; remaining a spectator
in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
by itself; automatically; naturally
applications; uses; how to operate; operation procedures
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
to indicate; to show; to point to
good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
marriage proposal from a woman to her male partner
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
lower region; lower part; region below
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
half joking; being (only) half serious; (in a) jocular vein
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
all over; all over the place; everywhere
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
leaflet; flyer; scattering; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
bolt from the blue; great surprise
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
rationalization; justification
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight