all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
criminal's head on public display (Edo period); displaying a beheaded head; beheaded head
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
uniforms provided for workers (by the employer); something forced upon one; something imposed on one
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (Middle Ages); acting administrator
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
town girl; girl raised in a town
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
deploring; lamentation; regret; complaint
it can't be helped; there is no choice; inevitable; unavoidable
though; even if; whether ... or ...
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
innocent (esp. of a girl); naive; virgin; maiden; young striped mullet
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
almost certainly; in all probability; ten to one; near-completeness; near-perfection; ninety-nine percent (finished, etc.)
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
fall; decrease; knocking down; flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
half-crying; being on the verge of crying
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
to pull together with the hands; to adjust (e.g. one's collar); to arrange
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
training (animals); breaking (animals)
discipline; training; teaching manners
(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
success; achievement; fruition
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
pillbug; pill bug; woodlouse; sowbug; sow bug; slater
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
reading too much into things
leftovers; remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
abstract or impracticable theory
pushy; pushing; self-assertive