lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
to be selected (from among many people)
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
calamity; misfortune; disaster
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
never ceasing; never ending
skewering one's food with a chopstick in order to pick it up (a breach of etiquette)
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
slight superiority (in knowledge, experience, ability, etc.); being slightly older
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
learning by watching others; learning by imitation
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
finishing blow; coup de grâce
joke; playfulness; kidding around
indefinite; unlimited; life imprisonment
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
normal duties; (one's) regular work
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to clatter; to flap (noisily); to rattle; to walk around being unable to settle down
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose