to behead; to decapitate; to fire; to dismiss
to grow fond of; to grow attached to; to become enamoured with
under the sod; one's grave; the other world
steep mountain; craggy mountain
It's a piece of cake; It's a simple task; It's a cinch
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
vigorous; cheerful; assertive
obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
last ray of hope; only hope
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
as a child; when one was a child
to lose heart; to lose motivation
inheritance; something given or received
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into