to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to take great care (in doing); to pay attention; to be careful
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
public telephone; pay phone
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
several people; a few people
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
several people; a few people
root; origin; source; cause; basis; foundation
left side; left-hand side
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
short and stout; small but wide around
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
close-cropped head; shaven head; being treeless (of a mountain, hill, etc.); being leafless (of a tree, shrub, etc.); being bald
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
quick; nimble; agile; sharp; shrewd; smart
to give an impression; to make an impression
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest