to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to cut (someone) down; to slay
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
stupidity; ignorance; stupid person; ignorant person
belt (worn around the waist); (machine) belt; belt; zone
clink; clack; feeling annoyed; being offended; being hurt
chamber maid; female servant; area around the hips; waist area
defective item; defective product; defective merchandise
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
intuition; instinct; hunch
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
unrealistic; impractical; infeasible; unreal
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
to make a fool of (someone)
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
sharp parting remark; parting threat
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
investment; contribution; financing
influence; clout; leverage
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar