licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
participation; joining; entry
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage; half (of a game); halfback; 9-hole half (of a round)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
you; (arch.) your residence
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
warm; comfortable; snug; cozy; cosy; pleasant
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
beautiful woman with cold, standoffish air
inveiglement; cajolement; wheedling; enticement
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
seniority by length of service
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
in the end; at the end of the day
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable