to take back; to recapture
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
senior class (kindergarten, pre-school, etc.)
power; authority; jurisdiction
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
irony; rhetorical question
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
to overdo; to do too much
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
within; inside of; less than
offense; offence; method of attack
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect