to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
to fall flat; to fall face down
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
(theatrical) fighting scene
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
wages; pay; rental payment
to increase in value; to gain prestige
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
joining (a group); becoming a member (of); joining the ranks (of)
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
public appeal (e.g. for contributions); public advertisement (of a post); open recruitment; public offering (of securities)
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
melancholy; gloom; depression
frequency (of occurrence)
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
to dismiss (an employee); to discharge; to divorce one's wife; to give a holiday; to give vacation time
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
refining; purification; careful manufacture
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
taking someone away by force; transportation (e.g. for forced labor); forced transport (e.g. to a police station)