to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
first-come-first-served basis
strict order; peremptory command
to think constantly about; to dwell on
ironist; sarcastic person; sharp tongue; satirist
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
endurance; perseverance; patience
crucial; critical; vital; core
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
to avenge (someone) by striking down their killer
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
bed of nails; bed of thorns; bed of needles
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
antipathy; reluctance; resistance
simple; easy; simplistic; inexpensive; cheap
The Golden Demon (1897 novel by Ozaki Kōyō); Konjiki Yasha
to cut (into two or more pieces)
in a body; concentrated force; combined efforts
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly
individualism; egoism; selfishness
joint struggle; common (united) front
concealing one's talents, status, intentions, etc.; maintaining a strict incognito; self-effacement
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
site visit (auditors, public accountants, etc.)
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
recuperation; medical treatment
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
expansion; extension; elongation; stretching
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
replay speed; playback speed; refresh rate