minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
letting out blood prior to cooking; draining blood from meat, fish, etc.
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
convalescence; recovering from an illness; recuperating
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
of course; certainly; naturally
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
to garnish; to serve (a dish) with; to join together; to put together; to compare; to check (against)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
household with the wife as the boss; wife wearing the pants; wife ruling the roost; house with a henpecked husband
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
course; route; path; process; stages
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to trample; to crush underfoot
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)