abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
grudge; complaint; reproach
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
at once; immediately; right now
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to saw; to grind (e.g. coffee beans); to mill
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
very; much; greatly; a lot of
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
to take flight; to disappear
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
inspection; examination; survey
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)