crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
directly; in person; firsthand
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses
breathing of a sleeping person
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
brown; light brown; tawny
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to collapse; to fall down (in a heap)
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
Siberia; cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake
death penalty; capital punishment
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
beheading (as the ending to a seppuku); (arch.) assistance; (arch.) help
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)
mouse (esp. a laboratory mouse); (computer) mouse; mouth
(mouse) click; click (sound)