to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
by myself; in person; by oneself
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
pit of the stomach; solar plexus; place where water falls
to repeat; to do something over again
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
mobilization; mobilisation
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship