to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
(possibly) defective item; as-is item; item sold as is
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
Japanese company (business, firm)
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to sink (into); to get depressed
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)