bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
violent explosion; bursting
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to square one's shoulders
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
how; in what way; I wonder
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
contradiction; inconsistency
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
mask; disguise; guise; mask
tool; implement; means; furniture
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
laboratory animal; experimental animal
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
good performance; good work; great success
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
personal feelings; self-interest
(adding) fuel to the fire