(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus); common dolphinfish; dolphin; dorado
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
moneylending; moneylender
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
surely (not); certainly (not)
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
in succession; one by one
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
to happen to have on hand or in stock
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
taking the podium; mounting the rostrum; going on stage to give a speech, etc.
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
to make a joint vow; to swear together; to pledge
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate