to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
to order; to command; to appoint
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
piece of meat; cut of meat
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
at least; at most; (even) just
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
vexing; irritating; impatient
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
discovery; detection; finding
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to irritate one; to get on one's nerves
that's the way it is; such is life
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
reality; actuality; hard fact
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
remains; corpse; (dead) body