crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
doer; performer; protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; speculator (in trading)
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
transactions; dealings; business
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
at the last moment; this late in the game
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
conduct; behavior; behaviour
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to be embarrassed; to lose face
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to complain; to make a complaint