underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
slow (slightly pejorative); dull; stupid
just you wait and see (as a threat)
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
vomit; spew; puke; confessing
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
as a child; when one was a child
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
stealthily; secretly; in secret
story; tale; talk; discussion
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
croak; ribbit; sound of frogs
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
fair and square; open and aboveboard
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
technique; art; skill; move
(string of) many (traditionally 1000) paper cranes
effect; result; worth; use; avail
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
purse with a metal clasp; handbag (with clasp); pouch (with clasp); coin purse (with clasp)
artifact spirit; in folk belief, long-lived objects (household objects, living beings, nature, etc.) become inhabited by a spirit
gulp; gulping; swallowing