to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
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
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
to stiffen; to become stiff
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept