any horsehair worm of class Gordioidea; gordian worm (of class Gordioidea); hair worm (of class Gordioidea); wireworm (click beetle larva)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
along the river; riverside
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
ladies' (fashion, etc.); female bōsōzoku gang
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
enemy territory; hostile place
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
new; unused; new; obvious; natural
interested person; volunteer; supporter
group; party; team; squad; section
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
unofficial report; confidential report
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
bull's-eye; object of desire; most-coveted goal; male crotch (as a target in fighting); the jewels (as in "kick him in ...")
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
annual (plant); first-year student
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means