liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
dismissal (from one's post); firing; being relieved from one's post; discarding; throwing away; becoming useless
leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to increase; to add to; to augment
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
win or lose; sink or swim; make or break; all or nothing
to thrust down; to push off
favoritism (esp. to relatives, associates, etc.); favouritism; nepotism
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
doing ... until one goes bankrupt; doing ... until one goes broke; falling short of (one's reputation); failing to live up to (one's appearance); falling through (e.g. of a plan)
particularly; especially; indicates the number of horses or oxen drawing a carriage; indicates the number of oars on a boat; indicates the number of movies, plays, etc. comprising a single program; indicates the number of items or methods used
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
bare earth (i.e. ground not covered by a roof); open field; outdoors (non-greenhouse cultivation of crops); teahouse garden
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to soar; to fly; to run; to dash
earnestly; immediately; exactly
signboard with gold or gilt lettering; slogan; motto; main feature; star
as everyone knows; needless to say; obvious
head office; main office; main store; this store; our store
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to intend; to be sure that
grim; stern; stark; heartless
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
upper half of the body; upper body
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart