bodily build; degree of fleshiness
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to exchange blows; to hit each other; to punch each other; to fight
(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
tiered doll stand (for hina dolls); tiered platform; tiered gallery
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
flight; desertion; escape
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
zun (ancient Chinese wine vessel, usu. made of bronze); (arch.) honorific prefix referring to the listener; counter for buddhas
uppercase letter; capital letter; large character; large writing; the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big"; huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year
self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
to be main; to be principal; to be important
vigorous man; man in his prime; activist for the Freedom and People's Rights Movement (Meiji period); freelance political ruffian; hired intimidator (acting under the pretext of social justice)
(a person's) appearance; looks
latent disposition; inner feelings
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
bathtub (esp. wooden and bucket-shaped); small bucket used while bathing
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
loud laughter (esp. by a group of people); roar of laughter; raucous laughter
to boast; to brag; to talk big
to be discouraged; to shrink from
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
fox cub; little fox; small fox; juvenile fox
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
just because; even if; even though
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to beat someone by ganging up on them
present (brought by a visitor); gift
accept one who comes to you
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
waste of labor or energy; waste of labour; vain effort
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game