to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
insurrection; riot; uprising; rebellion; revolt
board of directors; board of trustees
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
worn-out; shabby; seedy; completely exhausted
stylish; smart; chic; (arch.) conceited; (arch.) cheeky
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
lost point (in a game); point given away; run charged to the pitcher; blunder; mistake
licking one's lips (at the sight of appetizing food); licking one's lips (in anticipation); waiting eagerly (for); salivating (e.g. at the thought)
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to loaf around (on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
to yell; to rant; to rave
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern