to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
turning away from; shift away from; being far removed from; being very different from; becoming independent of
terrified; horrified; trembling with fear
to avoid; to dodge; to evade
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
be (that) as it may; having said that
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
the front; honest; upright; decent
because of; owing to; due to
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
not becoming a problem; out of the question; not worth considering; insignificant; negligible
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
one leap (i.e. skipping intermediate stages); one jump; one step; jumping (with both feet together)
using all one's strength; using all one's might
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
counter for drops of liquid
to rain incessantly; to downpour
losing by being overmatched; being defeated by a stronger opponent; losing by misusing one's powers; defeat as a result of trying too hard
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
minute; fine; detailed; subtle
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
reality; actuality; hard fact
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun