defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
to start; to begin; to commence
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); suddenly becoming popular; becoming a hit
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
by your leave; with your permission
hi; hello; hey; listen!; oh; come on!
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
solitude; loneliness; isolation
fan columbine (Aquilegia flabellata); hemp yarn wound into a hollow ball; egg custard dish on a base of udon noodles
whereabout; about where; how much
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
one's opinion on (life and) death
race (of people); type of person
unique; peculiar; singular
motherland; fatherland; native country
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
resentment; indignation; anger
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first