literally; to the letter; literal
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
several times; once or twice
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
three times; thrice; many times; over and over again; repeatedly
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
three times; thrice; third (interval)
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
watermelon splitting (game)
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
succession; continuation; series; sequence
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
Japanese chimera; mythical creature with a monkey's head, tanuki's body, tiger's limbs, and a snake tail; White's thrush (Zoothera dauma); mysterious person; person of unknown character
scoring two waza-ari (and winning the match); combination of techniques; mixed methods
end; finish; bound; limit; finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki); trump card
rope; cord; policeman's rope
venomous snake; poisonous snake
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
curse; spell; malediction
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
bull's-eye (pattern); double ring (pattern); umbrella with bull's-eye pattern
two (long cylindrical things)
good performance; good work; great success
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck