severing of connections or relations
to become desperate; to give in to despair
storefront; front of a store
throwing stone; sling stone; slingshot; pellet; pebble; small rock
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
to thrust into; to shove into; to push into; to drive into
to hide; to keep to oneself
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
palanquin bearer; sedan chair bearer
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
predicament; difficult situation
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
surmisal; hypothesis; speculation; conjecture; supposition
searching examination; establishing the facts through thorough examination
selfishness; selfish motive
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
incompetent; no-talent; worthless person; dimwit; incompetence
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to be hesitant; to feel timid
depending on; dependent on
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
energy; vigor; vigour; vitality
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
diagonally; obliquely; slantingly; slantwise
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)