to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
to persuade by tears; to use tears to get one's way
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (of a geisha, prostitute, etc.)
just a handful; only a small number (of)
pinch (of something); one piece; easy victory
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
being driven into a corner; having no way out; being caught between a rock and a hard place
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
in the end; on top of that
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
ignorant of the ways of the world
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to breathe while sleeping
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed