Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
wicked tongue; abusive language
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
high spirits; boastful talk
second division; secondary division
an antisudorific (agent or material)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
drenched with sweat; sweaty all over
training clothes (judo, kendo, etc.); practice suit
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
practice; practising; training; study
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to do over; to remake; to resume
main point; main object; chief purpose; core; gist; essence
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it