to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to exceed the budget; to overrun the budget; to have a deficit; to have a secret revealed
to say; to be pleased to say
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
you; (arch.) your residence
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
depreciation; decline; fall; slump
to stifle a laugh; to hold back a laugh
vent; exhaust opening; exhaust port
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
defeating in an instant; instant kill
payment of a sum twice the original; giving back a gift double the value of the one received; repaying twofold; inflicting a revenge twice as hurtful (painful, costly, etc.) as the original misdeed
returning half of a consolatory or celebratory gift
horse-headed and ox-headed demons in the Buddhist hell
to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable
optimist; easy-going person
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
dirty; vulgar; nasty; offensive; disgusting
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
sense of duty (obligation)
back door; tailgate; back door; back door (pitch)
(written) work; book; (written) by; clearness; obviousness
at full speed; (at) full tilt; headlong; impetuously; precipitately
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
competent; suitable; qualified
festival merrymaking; revelry
to defer; to postpone; to move down
talking about memories; reminiscences