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
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
to give by tossing or throwing
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
nothing but; none other than
instant; moment; for an instant
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to run about trying to escape
people; men and women; each person; everybody
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
in succession; one by one
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering