to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
futures; credit (buying); stretching; total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate
space (room, area, outer space)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
marks or dots written alongside a word to indicate stress or draw the reader's attention; emphasis mark; guiding marks written beside kanji to facilitate reading of kanbun
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
goods piled beneath; lower layer; lowest social strata; bottom (of the ladder); low rank
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
person concerned; interested party; related party
(sudden) complete reversal (of plot); unexpected twist (at end of story)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
how; in what way; how about; questionable
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person