to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
to shoot a person to death
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
gathering place; labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period); entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre)
to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force
postbox; mailbox; pillar box
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
competent; suitable; qualified
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
wounded person; injured person
existence; possession; having; limited company
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
to bawl; to cry; to scream
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
presumptuous; arrogant; audacious; forward; insolent
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
another kind; distinct species; variety
to blend (e.g. truth and lies); to mix together (e.g. kanji and kana)
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
self-mutilation; self-injury
to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable
in deep black; in jet black
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
template; run of the mill; formulaic
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone