risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
war; battle; match; game; competition
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards; iai sword-drawing performance (used during the Edo period to sell medicine and other wares)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
exposed skin between top of knee-high socks and hemline of skirt
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
unconditionally; as a rule
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
when it becomes; when it comes to
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force