to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
treatment; handling; arrangement; addition; musical accompaniment (in noh)
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
very loose; slowly; leisurely
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
hard worker; hardworking person
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
bombshell announcement; bombshell statement
hey; listen; look here; I say
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
heir; inheritor; successor
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
bolt from the blue; great surprise
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
greeting the New Year (on New Year's Eve); welcoming the New Year
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
compensation; amends; redeeming feature
fixed date; appointed day
readjustment; realignment
early winter; tenth month of the lunar calendar
return to one's country; return to one's hometown
greeting; a fine thing to say
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
to complain persistently; to gripe; to grumble; to die
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
declaration; proclamation; announcement
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
maid; helper; help; assistance
halfway (through, complete); midway
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
curse; spell; malediction
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction