whipping; beating with a whip; whiplash
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
interruption; suspension; break
to leave (a scene); to step away
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
to pick up; to find; to gather
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
apparent; obvious; very clear
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
to get one's head around; to think about
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
book title; heading; topic; subject; Nichiren Buddhist chant
directionality; directivity
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep