stripping; skinning; tearing; removing
pessimism; disappointment
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
buying a replacement; replacing by buying something new
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to kill; to choke the life out of
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
to throw open; to leave open
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
crisp; crunchy; precise; clipped; brisk
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to play a leading role; to play a central part
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
one digit; one column; the "ones" column
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
a cut above; one step above
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
way (of doing); manner; method; means
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly