drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
retirement (from the world); seclusion
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
leader; guide; mentor; coach
to be injured; to sustain a wound
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
long ago; a long time ago; already
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
in that way; like that; that way
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
with a clunk; with a clank; the sound of a sudden decrease (in profits, vigor, etc.)
pride; boast; credit (to)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
but; however; provided that
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
dark-red pigment; rouge; dark red; deep red; cochineal
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral