victory or defeat; victory and defeat
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
without hesitation; frankly (esp. speaking); bluntly; cutting (forcefully, directly); piercingly
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
khan (medieval ruler of a Tatary tribe)
spray; sprayer; atomizer; sprinkles (confectionery); hundreds and thousands
box cutter; utility knife
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
ball of a finger; finger cushion; pulp of the finger; pad of the finger
to beat vigorously; to rain strikes upon someone; to tan someone's hide; to mercilessly pummel; to beat the daylights out of
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); cutting plane
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to suture a wound; to sew up a wound
inner citadel; core; center; centre
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
getting one's finger caught (e.g. in a door); getting one's finger pinched; jamming one's finger in a door; yakuza finger-cutting ritual
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
turnaround (e.g. at the end of a driveway)
the wolf knows what the ill beast thinks; it takes one to know one
x (mark); cross; MDMA; ecstasy; molly
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
X-ray; roentgen (unit of ionizing radiation)
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser; (lit.) the far-off bark of a retreating dog
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
lord of a manor; estate steward
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
pliantly; pliably; subserviently; ingratiatingly; servilely