tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
fast-talking; rapid talking
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up
eloquence or flattery designed to deceive
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
recovery; undoing; recall
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
powerless; helpless; incompetent
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
lone criminal; sole perpetrator; crime carried out by one person
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to say; to tell; to state; to do
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
very; greatly; exceedingly
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)