to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name
lord of a manor; estate steward
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
boisterously; roughly; briskly
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to run about; to rush about
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
being startled; getting a shock
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to straighten up; to sit upright
to rush over; to run up to
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses