to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to compete with; to vie for
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to jar; to creak; to grate
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to put one's strength into
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
natural span of life; 250 years old
span of life; one's term of existence; destiny; fate; assigning a name to a number
to take (be in) charge of
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
mask; disguise; guise; mask
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one