to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
primary school; elementary school; grade school
sudden impulse; passing fancy
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
class meeting; classroom assembly
to hoist; to lift up; to (crowd around and) rebuke; to (gang up and) criticize; to reproach severely
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
threat; intimidation; menace
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
excuse; evasive answer; subterfuge
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
kiss; squeak (of a mouse); with a slurp
to chop off; to snip off; to cut off (e.g. a conversation); to fire (a person)
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
ultimate; final; last; eventual
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
putting into operation; invocation
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to kick (something) into; to make a (financial) loss
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to toss away; to throw out
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
(making, launching) concentrated attack (on, against)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
(political) power; authority; influence
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance