grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; onigiri
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
it's no joke; gimme a break!
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
the other day; a few days ago
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat
to stick (in); to stick out; to rise sharply; to stand (doing nothing)
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
to triumph; to be elated with success
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
as everyone knows; needless to say; obvious
victim; injured party; sufferer
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to be damaged; to receive damage
dozens; scores of; decades
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
rise; increase; upload; posting online; close-up; completion of filming; upswept hairstyle
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call
image; figure; figure; form; image
worthless thing; trivial thing