to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
to be caught; to be captured; to be able to catch; to be able to capture
river; stream; River; the ... river
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
as a child; when one was a child
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
how; in what way; by what means
grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching
to take; to catch; to capture
tool; implement; means; furniture
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers
all year round; all the time; year in and year out
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
cook; chef; tap; spigot; cock (male fowl); cock (penis)
cooking; food preparation
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
ignorant of the ways of the world
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to some extent; to a certain extent
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
(death from) starvation; starving to death
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)