to chop off; to snip off; to cut off (e.g. a conversation); to fire (a person)
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
unsafe; insecure; careless; dangerous; incautious; imprudent
reinforcement; strengthening
(formal) announcement; unveiling; introduction; debut
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to be too late; to be too slow
memory disorder; impairment of memory; dysmnesia
discretion; prudence; good sense; judgement; judgment; wisdom
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to tinker with; to fumble with; to fiddle with; to twiddle
to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable to look on in silence; to be unable to overlook; to be unable to remain indifferent to
reef knot; flat knot; square knot
slightest notice; slightest consideration; slightest attention; a little thought; glance
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; agglutination
jostle; struggle; scuffle
being daunted (e.g. by an opponent); being cowed; being overawed
ding-dong (of a doorbell, intercom, etc.); doorbell; intercom; ding ding ding!; correct!
assembly room; assembly hall; meeting room; community room
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
tiled; covered with tiles
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
dilapidated house; deserted house
remaining strength; surplus energy; reserve power; money to spare
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets; livery coat; half the sky; mid-air; middle of the sky
point in common; common feature
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with someone's suggestion; to be talked into doing
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through