empty-handed; barehanded; unarmed
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
trivial; not amounting to much
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
half-sister (younger, different mother)
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
will not do; do not; does not
explosion; rupture; break off
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
aggressiveness; competitive spirit; fighting spirit
to beat vigorously; to rain strikes upon someone; to tan someone's hide; to mercilessly pummel; to beat the daylights out of
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to raise one's voice; to shout
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
pride; dignity; self-respect
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
women and children; woman; grown woman; wife
mockery; derision; ridicule
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
direct control; direct supervision
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
clinic; medical office; infirmary