senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
at work; in the midst of work; working
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
hand used like a sword in striking
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
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)
lodging (house); accommodation; hotel; housing (for government employees)
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
such ... as; or some such
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
faking crying; crocodile tears
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
question; inquiry; enquiry
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
caressing; fondling; (sexual) petting
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles