having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
assistance; backing; reinforcements
black ground; black cloth
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to give; to do (something) for
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
to fight with swords; to cross swords
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
identification tag; dog tag
with a flash; brightly; dazzlingly; sparklingly; brilliantly (shining)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
fanfare; flourish of trumpets
presentation (of a gift, prize, etc.)
sending; forwarding; shipping
closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)
greeting; a fine thing to say
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
all present; all concerned; all of us
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
fast-talking; rapid talking
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
chance; opportunity; occasion
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
the public; general public
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to feel really ashamed; to feel extremely embarrassed; to feel humiliated; to have egg on one's face
to hold a grudge; to hold something against someone
at once; immediately; right now
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down