tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
boasting of one's strength
flash; instant; lightning (speed)
mentality; mood; sentiment; fretfulness; tedium; irritation
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
in perfect form; going swimmingly
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
unable to back out; unable to withdraw; unable to stop; unable to compromise
to degenerate; to lapse into
season; the times; opportunity; occasion
first snow (of the season); first snowfall
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
guarantor; acceptor (e.g. promissory note); underwriter (e.g. stock issue)
of no concern at all; no skin off my nose
guarantor; surety; person responsible for another's behavior
to keep an eye on; to take care of
kicking each other; cockfighting
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
cracking sound (e.g. cracking one's knuckles); crunching sound
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
nothing to be afraid of; trivial; not amounting to much; can't do anything
divine or supernatural skill
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
thoughtlessness; indiscretion
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself