fiction; fabrication; concoction
as hoped for; as expected
to flush out (a hare, fox, etc.); to drive out; to drive (cattle, sheep, etc.); to urge on; to drive (to do); to urge
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
sitting cross-legged; sitting in the lotus position
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
soldering iron; hot iron; brand; mark; stigma
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
lakeside; lakeshore; lakefront
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
to cut; to slit; to slash
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
being without a name; being nameless; namelessness
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
break room; lounge (e.g. in an onsen); resting room
speech; expression; wording; language
unkindness; unfriendliness
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian
dismissal (of an employee); discharge; firing; layoff
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
sole prerogative; exclusive prerogative