to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
multipurpose knife; Swiss Army knife
stifled (laughter); simmering
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
attendant; valet; servant; follower
protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
crescent moon; young moon
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
game in which the points (or prize) double with each win; exponential increase; rapidly multiplying growth
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to twist (e.g. someone's arm); to wrench
enough is enough; no further!
one who knows little often repeats it; (lit.) a fool's one bit of knowledge
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
place for storing things; container; compartment; closet; pocket
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
failing to be elected; election defeat; losing an election; not being accepted (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); rejection; failing to win a prize
notice; notification; report; notification (on a smartphone, PC, etc.)
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
overreliance on others; excessive babyishness; person who behaves like a spoiled child
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); breaking out (of a pimple, swelling, etc.)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
in the same way as; just like
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to help carry a load; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid