fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
all you have to do is; just; that's all
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
while running; while moving; in motion
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
surely (not); certainly (not)
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
temporary; transitory; short-lived
to roll about; to writhe about
battle of wits; contest of wits
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
to boil strongly; to be excited
harmful animal; pest; vermin
healthy; sound; wholesome
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
to triumph; to be elated with success
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life
to put one's hand on; to touch
loud laughter (esp. by a group of people); roar of laughter; raucous laughter
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
to be harboured (of negative feelings or thoughts); to be rooted in one's mind; to coil; to curl around; to become tangled (e.g. of roots)
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
one who knows little often repeats it; (lit.) a fool's one bit of knowledge
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
following a single pattern; conforming to the same pattern; one-track; single-track; repetitive; predictable
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in