to come off; to slip down; to slip off
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
to need; to demand; to take; to require
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)
inscrutable are the ways of heaven; fortune is unpredictable and changeable
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
national hero; hero of the nation
theme; subject; motif; theme for the Imperial New Year's Poetry Contest
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
fully armed; armed to the teeth
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
undressing; taking off one's clothes; stripping
to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
class; heading; group; category
unprecedented; record-breaking
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to chop; to cut off; to chop off; to hack off
idle talk; chit-chat; gossip
stillness; rest; being stationary; standing still; coming to a standstill
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
without; but if; otherwise; or else
original plan; original bill; original motion; draft
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
spouse; wife; husband; partner
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction