to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to rebuke; to scold harshly
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to pluck; to pick; to tear
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
flan (baked tart with sweet or savoury filling in an open-topped pastry case); flan; crème caramel; caramel custard
period of time; time slot; time zone
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to turn reddish-brown; to turn rufous; to become discolored; to become discoloured
to die; (lit.) to become earth
with a snap; (breaking) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well
forktail bullhead (species of catfish, Pelteobagrus nudiceps)
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
spatula; (fabric) tracing spatula; (pottery) pallet; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to be lacking in options; to be too few
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
brightly colored; vivid; colorful; colourful; brilliant; radiant
clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief
extensive; vast range; wide scope
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
inspection; examination; survey
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
deployment; spreading out; dispersal