unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
true state; actual condition; reality
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to domineer; to throw one's weight around; to lord it (over)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
act of mercy; helping another person
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; exhibition game; exhibition match
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to kill an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; to kill viciously; to victimize; to torment
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
simplification (character, hair-style, etc.); unbalancing an opponent
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to run away; to flee; to escape; to make a getaway; to skedaddle
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to tower over the surroundings
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
phantom; vision; illusion
to satisfy one's appetite
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray