explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
reason; cause; history; origin
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
tedious; boring; being fed up with
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
underling; newbie; small fry; newcomer
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
to take a breath; to take a short rest
hey; listen; look here; I say
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck