very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
successfully; nicely; (yummy) food; yum-yum
sword; blade; single stroke
chonmage; topknot hairstyle worn by men in the Edo period, and sumo wrestlers today; please do (for me)
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
dressing in kimono without hakama (for a man); dressing casually
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
deliberate hindrance; obstruction
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
greedy; avaricious; covetous; raga (desire)
wandering samurai; soldier of fortune; brigand; mountain-dwelling robber
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
hey!; excuse me!; wait a moment
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving one's legs forward without letting one's feet leave the ground
heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
horse gait; way of walking (e.g. in martial arts, etc.)
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
flood of emotions; many thoughts
correction; rectification; mending; repair
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to be at a loss how to continue an offensive; to be frustrated by impregnable defences
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
three sides; small offering stand
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way