to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
fight to the death; mortal combat; deathmatch
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
active; dynamic; energetic
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
knothole; peep-hole; (fig.) bad eyes; tunnel vision
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
wandering; roaming; drifting
personage; person (deserving of respect)
pressure; oppression; suppression
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
to be born; to come into the world
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
foolishness; stupidity; silliness
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
common person; foolish commoner
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
to think (only used to speak of others); to turn one's attention toward (only used to speak of others); to have feelings for (only used to speak of others); to honour the target of one's emotions
out of character; unlike one
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
to gain experience; to get accustomed (with something)
every single word and phrase; word by word
to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward
lack of virtue; immorality; vice; depravity; unworthiness
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
periodic; regular; routine
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff