cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
to lose heart; to lose motivation
wound (suffered in a fight)
to cut loose; to act without restraint; to throw off all inhibitions; to go wild
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
accomplishment; execution
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
all citizens; all the city's inhabitants; the whole city
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
kitchen table; kitchen counter; working surface
anything and everything; just about everything
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
otherwise; or else; if not
firmly; solidly; heartily
to be smeared; to be covered
conviction; belief; confidence
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
automatic; intransitive verb
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through
to spend time (on doing something)
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
dripping; trickling; wet and heavy (snow, clay, etc.); (arch.) (moving) slowly
whole face; all over one's face
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds