to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
entreaty; supplication; petition
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
clearing one's throat; cough
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
otherwise; if not; or else
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
son of a bitch; piece of shit
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
priority; order of precedence
deadly serious; deadly earnest
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
(not) in any way; in no way; at all
recklessness; rashness; foolhardiness; temerity; (lit.) without watching where one is going
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
sincere; earnest; serious
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
in succession; one after another
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)