to lead (someone) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger
glowing ember (either red hot charcoal or the glowing remains of burnt firewood); live charcoal
bank employee; bank staff member; bank clerk
four-eyes; four-eyed bastard
servile submission; subservience
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
to take back; to recapture
cheekbone; zygomatic bone; malar bone
overconfident; presumptuous
one's daughter and heiress
usually; under usual circumstances
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
virgin territory; virgin soil; uncultivated land; unexplored area (of study, research, etc.)
to hold firmly in one's mouth; to clamp down on with one's teeth; to bring (a man) in (for sexual purposes); to lure in
to estrange (two friends); to come between (two people); to drive a wedge
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
leftovers; half-eaten food; leftover food
food (esp. for a medical diet)
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
halo; angel ring; glow of freshly washed or treated hair
to dunk (e.g. food in a drink); to dip
famous piece of music; excellent song; (musical) masterpiece
utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)
barrier; gate; seki; mutual life
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
fern (esp. species Gleichenia japonica); fernery
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
whitebait; immature sweetfish
unprecedented; never seen before
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
hideout (e.g. of fugitive from justice); hiding place
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
human wave attack; human wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
root; origin; source; cause; basis; foundation
eating; bite (in fishing)