to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
to do; to commit; to accomplish; to achieve
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
self-interest; selfish desire
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
rule; reign; government; governing
to fertilize; to fertilise; to manure; to enrich
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
just a minute; small quantity
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
judgement; judgment; carrying out a sentence (e.g. execution)
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
programme; program; plans; arrangements
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to forfeit; to confiscate; to call out; to summon
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)