boasting of one's strength
barbed T-shaped weapon for catching thieves (Edo period)
sasumata; man catcher; two-pronged weapon for catching criminals
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
pressure; oppression; suppression
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
dried sardines (held together by a bamboo skewer or string piercing the eye sockets)
tottering steps; drunken staggering
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
offensive smell; off-flavor; off-flavour
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
Sanjusangen-do (hall in Kyoto)
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
to pick up; to find; to gather
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
coquettish voice; flirtatious voice
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
house; dwelling; human habitation
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
two eights; hachi-hachi (type of game)
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
establishment; foundation
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
hoarse voice; husky voice
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
to snatch from; to steal from
intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street
weight; heavyweight boxer
one by one; one each; one at a time
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
snake; serpent; large snake
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
usually; under usual circumstances
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over