hinomaru bento (contains plain white rice with a single red umeboshi on top)
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
(punishment by) striking with fists
to find out; to discover; to locate
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
resolute; determined; bold
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
strength; toughness; bravery; boldness
offense and defense; offence and defence
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
heavenly voice; off the record instructions; influential person's opinion; powerful person's verdict
to exercise one's authority (over); to influence; to glare (at); to scowl; to glower
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
diligent; hard-working; industrious
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
way of murdering; killing method; way of using a sword
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
transmission of the secrets of an art, craft, trade or learning from father to only one child
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to be softened; to calm down