to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
East Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
sabot; wooden shoe; work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
spotlight; close observation
shame; compunction; remorse; shame felt towards oneself and others
poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
to be itching to put one's skills to use
one's specialty; one's forte; specialty of a kabuki school
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to applaud; to cheer (for)
hey there; I say; see here
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
to backfire; to have a harmful result
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
tree (esp. a Christmas tree); tree (structure, diagram, etc.); thread (on Twitter)
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the
firing in rapid succession; volley of shots
rare; uncommon; not often seen
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
God only knows what may happen
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)