to complain; to make a complaint
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to pluck (e.g. a fruit, a leaf); to pick; to tear off (e.g. a ticket stub, a branch from a tree)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
having said that; on the other hand
doing as one is told; yes-man
when it becomes; when it comes to
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
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)
to start working; to take action
replacement; substitution; rebuilding; changing
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
star (actor); prima donna; leading figure
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to pack (in box); to drive to wall
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to smash violently; to crush
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies