slapping the opponent with the open hand
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
adherent; devotee; believer
to subsist; to keep on living
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
(this) small amount; (such a) paltry amount; only this much; slightest bit
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
rock hard; stiff and unyielding (personality); clangor
he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
failing to recognize someone; underestimation (of someone's ability); not realizing someone's skill
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
from the beginning; from scratch
to grow angry; to display one's anger
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
this and that; one thing and another
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
twelve o'clock; midnight; noon
sudden change; complete change
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave