to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to notify; to advise; to inform
properly; in a good manner; sophisticatedly; seemly; in a dignified way
kneading; gloss; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals
(ethyl) alcohol; spirits of wine
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
sickle-shaped neck (e.g. snake, praying mantis); crooked neck; gooseneck
to become empty; to be emptied
albino Japanese rat snake
very; greatly; exceedingly
a little bit; a little while
tedious; lengthy; wordy; long-winded
figure of speech; rhetorical flourish
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
verbalizing; putting into words
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
self-aggrandizement under pretense of aiding another (aggrandisement, pretence)
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
extreme; terrible; absurd; unreasonable; fool; idiot
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
consolation money; compensation for breaking off relations (e.g. with a mistress); settlement
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
one's own flesh and blood; blood relative; kinsman; flesh and bone; (one's) body
to answer; to respond; to meet; to satisfy; to accept
feeling on the skin; skin sensation
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn