to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
to play a part; to get involved; to take a share; to share the burden
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
helping oneself to a drink; pouring one's own drink
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
quickly; calmly; intently
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
thoughtless; reckless; ordinary; usual; excessive; indiscriminate
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
then; and (then); in that case; if so
he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period
after a long time; for the first time in a while
talking in one's sleep; somniloquy; nonsense; gibberish
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
carefully made; carefully produced; quality product; product made with care
common knowledge; well-known fact
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
almost certainly; in all probability; ten to one; near-completeness; near-perfection; ninety-nine percent (finished, etc.)
slightly early; just before
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
secret meeting; clandestine meeting
to spread; to be propagated