in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
rather; sooner; preferably
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
firm; unshakeable; resolute
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
mysterious power of words to alter reality
contradiction; inconsistency
skill; dexterity; proficiency
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
to count up; to enumerate
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
start of work; commencement; opening
making great haste, having been caught off guard; scurrying unprepared; rushing to an emergency with sword in hand, not having had time to affix it at the waist
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
treatment (of a person); dealing with
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
one way or the other; either way
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to raise one's voice; to shout