to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
opening fully; full throttle; full power
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to apologize sincerely; to apologise sincerely
stupidity; ignorance; stupid person; ignorant person
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
front tooth; foretooth; incisor
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; cleaning; removing; trap
(police officer's) baton; truncheon; billy club
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage
occlusion; bite; engaging or meshing (of gears)
to become better; to improve
consists of; comprises; is made up of
(not) a single person; (no) one
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to step forward; to take a step forward
to give directions; to issue instructions
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
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
near; close by; within reach; familiar
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
dull sound; muffled sound
in succession; one by one
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)