the scruff or nape of the neck
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
to rebuke; to scold harshly
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
abrupt plot change; unexpected story development; story development from out of left field
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
of no interest; not interested
tiger pattern; striped (like a tiger)
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
reopening; resumption; restarting
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to complain; to make a complaint
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
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
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)