pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
plastic sheet (usu. blue); vinyl sheet; tarpaulin
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
furoshiki; wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
wheedling child; spoiled child; pampered child; child who always demands attention
gossip; corner of the mouth
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
to jump up and down; to hop
to mark the end; to spell the end
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
as if nothing had happened
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear