to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
willy-nilly; whether willing or not
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
hidden room; secret chamber
clear; precise; definite; distinct
class system; caste system; hierarchical system
command; lead; generalship; leadership
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
to speak energetically; to talk big; to argue heatedly
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
scripture; passage from scripture
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to bestow (esp. of a god); to grant
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to pierce through; to break through
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles