iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
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
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
(medical) doctor; physician
and (so); (and) then; because of which; in addition to that
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
correction; revision; amendment
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
leaving the mound; being knocked out; resignation; stepping down; withdrawing
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
pollution; public nuisance; contamination
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to flare up; to fly into a rage
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
doing whatever one pleases