bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move
to break (a promise); to ignore (a call, text message, etc.)
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
(complete) set; outfit; kit; all; everything
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to nock (an arrow); to fix an arrow to the string
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
(enactment of) legislation; lawmaking; legislative
to use (public property) for personal purposes; to use (e.g. politics) for one's own ends; to misappropriate (public money); (arch.) to act selfishly
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
killing of a commoner by a samurai as punishment for disrespectful conduct
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
root; origin; source; cause; basis; foundation
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
in the end; at the end of the day
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
soon; before long; in the near future
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
to stick (in); to stick out; to rise sharply; to stand (doing nothing)
whole face; all over one's face
crotch; thigh; groin; crutch