being boxed in on all sides; having obstacles in every direction; being at a loss (what to do); being in a fix
live tree; green wood; unseasoned wood
day after day; for many days; for days on end; day in, day out
buckwheat dumpling; buckwheat mash; buckwheat dough ball
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
art of self-defense (defence)
hating; strongly disliking
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
spy; secret agent; shill; stealth advertiser
suddenly (appear, stick out, etc.); abruptly (happen); (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up); abruptly (rise)
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
entrails; giblets; tripe; offal
idling away time; unproductively; slowly (moving); heavily; ponderously
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
people close to the head man
closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
haughty; arrogant; supercilious
affable; sociable; friendly
to restore one's energy; to restore one's spirits; to recharge one's batteries
gradual (destruction); progressive (dismantlement)
(incredibly) cruel; atrocious; brutal; horrible; terrible; horrific
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
to be ill; to suffer from
to humiliate; to disgrace; to put to shame; to violate; to (sexually) assault; to rape
having little left; having few remaining; running short; running low; scant
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life
retort; back talk; backchat
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
unity; union; solidarity; combination; banding together; teaming up