self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
all you have to do is; just; that's all
whispering; murmuring; subdued
in that way; like that; that way
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
spirit; heart; disposition
to rally; to make a comeback
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
imbecility; feeblemindedness; dark
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
knot (in rope, etc.); bonds; arrest; rope impressions (on the surface of pottery)
imperious; proud; heavy (nasal breathing)
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
maintenance; preservation; improvement
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
sign; indication; trace; somehow; for some reason; seeming to be
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold