self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
example; illustration; precedent
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
to be enraged; to flip out
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
to make an appeal; to urge
arbitrator; mediator; go-between
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
the heavens; the skies; celestial sphere; heavenly realm; deva realm
to cry and beg for mercy; to apologize in tears
supernatural (e.g. psychic phenomena and such); paranormal
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
promising without due consideration
to have a meal; to take a meal
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
cooking; food preparation
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment