trough; gutter; water pipe; coulisse (of a sword blade)
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
three sides; small offering stand
slowly and quietly; smoothly
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
rotting; spoiling; decaying; rotten; worthless; paltry
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)
bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
piece of meat; cut of meat
to fall flat; to fall face down
written explanation; written apology
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
financial planner; feature phone
opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)
to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
stirring; slight movement
the real criminal; true culprit
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
going out of business; closing a shop; exiting a store; leaving a shop
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
serious look (on one's face); straight face
being still half asleep; being half awake; being not yet quite awake
projection; reflection; image; match; harmony
to mourn over the death of
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
to torment; to torture; to harass
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge