boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
pastime; entertainment; amusement; pleasure
depravity; corruption; degradation
(being angry) like a blazing fire; burning (rage)
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
Taketori Monogatari (The Tale of the Bamboo-Cutter)
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
accidental death; casualty
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
security department (of a police force); security bureau; security division
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
non-fruit-bearing flower; sterile flower; something that is flashy with no content
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
automatic operation (machine); automatic driving (vehicle)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
short circuit; short; illogical jump; drawing a hasty inference (between two events); jumping to conclusions
traffic division (of a police department)
racing (of an engine); idling; going in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); spinning one's wheels; going nowhere
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
shoulder (of a road); berm
illuminism; enlightenment
sterilization; sterilisation; castration
only the results matter; it's all about the results
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
in general; on the whole; for the most part; by and large; almost all
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
study; pursuit of knowledge
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
source of one's livelihood; one's bread and butter
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice