unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to be answerable (for); to take the blame
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
all; entire; whole; altogether
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
skilled control of a spear; stabbing (someone) with a spear; victim; scapegoat; someone singled out (for punishment, etc.)
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
settlement; solution; resolution
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
toilet paper; lavatory paper
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
dissolution of a feudal clan by the shogunate and confiscation of its fief
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
taking one's own life; suicide
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to chop; to cut off; to chop off; to hack off
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to do someone in; to bump someone off
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)