stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
play-biting (e.g. by pets); mouthing; nipping
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something); silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something
to sleep in peace; to sleep without fear
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
severe; strict; tough; hard
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
to be allowed to practice with a partner of higher skill (esp. in sumo)
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
pleasure of looking (at something beautiful or precious); sight for sore eyes; feast for the eyes
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; clitoris
earthly paradise; Shangri-la
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
to cry one's eyes out; to make one's eyes swollen from crying
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape (by force); sexual assault
commercial value; commodity value; marketability
intellectual power; mental capacity; intellect; intelligence; brains
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
dying breath; dying whisper; being at death's door
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
high and low (social standing)