large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
quick; nimble; agile; sharp; shrewd; smart
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty
(inferior) imitator; epigone; poor imitation; follower; adherent; person belonging to the same school (e.g. of thought)
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
foolish question; stupid question; one's question
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
to spit out; to eject; to dump
savage (barbaric) land; backward region; undeveloped area
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
rivet; tack; thumbtack; drawing-pin; hobnail
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
to tan (leather, hide, etc.); to dress
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps
defective article; damaged goods; deflowered girl; unmarried woman who has lost her virginity
to be embarrassed; to lose face
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
close-cropped hair; shaven head
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to look down on; to make light of
miso lees; miso strainings; worthless thing; good-for-nothing; child who is left out of games; child who is made light of
to spurn; to snub; to treat with contempt
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
way out; means to escape; escape route
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
suicide (carried out with a blade, gun, etc.)
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person