to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
riding fast; driving a horse fast
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
robust health; able-bodied
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to cause trouble (for); to have a bad effect (on)
great debt of gratitude; great obligation
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
god of war; (fig.) war hero
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
what's what; heads or tails
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose