base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
literally; to the letter; literal
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to be cured; to be healed; to cure; to heal; to rule
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas