shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
without; but if; otherwise; or else
upper part; upper region; region above
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
break in time; interruption; pause
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
producer (film, TV, etc.); program director; peritoneal dialysis; panic disorder; public domain; physical distribution
minimum; at the very least
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
four times; four-colour process printing; CMYK printing
to strike (someone) down; to knock down; to thrash; to place firmly
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
with no effort at all; easily
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to do for (the sake of someone else)
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to clatter; to rattle; to flap (noisily); to get in a panic; to get in a flap; to rush around
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
snake; serpent; large snake
living person; the living
to run around; to bustle about
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)