status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to become loose; to slacken; to soften
person making threats; intimidator
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
last night; yesterday evening
ill will; malice; evil intent
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
unhappy; sad; miserable; wretched; gloomy; melancholic
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
trivial matter; trifling thing; something ordinary
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to be injured; to sustain a wound
mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema; expulsion (from a gang)
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)
rustling sound; search (esp. a home search by the police)
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
thinking nothing of ...; undaunted by ...; in defiance of ...; in spite of ...; in the face of ...; ignoring ...
planta; planta pedis; sole of the foot
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
overarm stroke (type of traditional Japanese swimming style)
bearded face; unshaven face; hairy face
Jigen-ryū; school of swordsmanship founded in the Satsuma domain in the early Edo period
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
aspect; phase; condition; modality