to get a load off one's chest; to be relieved of a worry
to stroke down; to smooth down
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to let an opportunity slip
quitting while one is ahead; running from a rematch after one has won
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
incarnation; embodiment; realization; giving concrete form (to)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
diminutive used with names, etc.; diminutive adjective ending
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention