skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
sleeping powder; sleeping drug; narcotic; anaesthetic; anesthetic
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to rampage; to run wild; to run amok; to rage (of a storm, waves, etc.); to be wild (of the wind); to be rough
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order
relying entirely on ...; using solely ...; with the sole purpose of ...; based on (mutual consent, etc.)
last days; the end; one's fate
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
freedom of the person; personal freedom; personal liberty
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
falling over; toppling sideways
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
surrounding at a distance
to poison (someone); to prepare a poison
good citizen; honest man; respectable member of society
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
to chop off; to snip off; to cut off (e.g. a conversation); to fire (a person)
come on; hurry up; chop chop; yeah; that's right; exactly
to become vulgar; to coarsen
as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see
to seize; to grab; to collar
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen