frosting; icing; sugar coating
what one should do (usu. in questions)
match (for lighting a fire)
decrepitude; (being) rickety; (state of) falling apart; looseness (in machinery); play
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to squeeze out; to wring out
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
to sniff out; to get wind of
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
to trample flat; to beat a path
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
long ago; a long time ago; already
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking