minor or untalented actor (relegated to roles such as the legs of a stage horse)
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
imprisonment (without forced labour); incarceration; confinement
penalty; sentence; punishment
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
heinous criminal; vicious criminal
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
supply; supplying; replenishment
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to become better; to improve
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
(period of) a year; during an era
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
by means of; due to; because of; according to
skillful words; deceitful words; glibness
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)