to press down; to hold down; to pin down
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to be at a loss for words
to shake; to wave; to swing; to sway
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
to pick up; to find; to gather
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
that's the way it is; such is life
with all one's strength; with all one's might
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
behind; in the rear; in back
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
stature; height; size; physique
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to come to one's senses; to calm down
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
gemstones (apart from diamond, e.g. ruby, sapphire, etc.); colored stone