pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
to have a hard time of it
to peel (roughly); to tear off; to rip off
leaving to chance; leaving to fate
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
the way back; the way home; return trip
to shame the name (of); to blot the reputation (of)
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
to sniff out; to get wind of
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
indicates storeys, structures, or materials used in a building; indicates denomination
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
covert action; covert operations
apartment building; housing complex
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
to be injured; to sustain a wound
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
to draw near; to approach; to be imminent; to be impending; to be at hand
independent action; acting alone
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
proportions (esp. body proportions); proportionate width; ratio
to slip out (e.g. of a comment, remark, etc.); to utter unintentionally; to pour from one's lips (of words); to flow freely (of speech); to rush out of one's mouth
man who escorts a woman home, only to make a pass at her; supernatural wolf stalking humans in the woods
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
strength in one's arms; physical strength; muscular strength; force; violence
true character; true heart; true spirit
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
next; secondly; subsequently
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion