shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to begin; to set about; to start
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
in comparison to; rather than
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
first match (in a series)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
rather; sooner; preferably
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
riding together; riding with
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
chief vassal; senior statesman
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)