rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
recouping one's strength for a renewed attack (on); making another attempt with redoubled efforts
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
what's what; heads or tails
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to lose heart; to become discouraged; to be crestfallen; to be utterly disheartened
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to rank next to; to come after
to strip; to peel; to tear off
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
the lowest (of its kind); the poorest
to slap; to strike; to spank
demotion; relegation; downgrading
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
military personnel; soldier
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
being very forgetful; having a bad memory
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
guardhouse; detention barracks
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
hazardous materials; dangerous goods; explosives; combustibles
three; three years of age
to beat vigorously; to rain strikes upon someone; to tan someone's hide; to mercilessly pummel; to beat the daylights out of
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
to indicate; to show; to point to
female pig; sow; fat woman; perverted woman
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt