to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
to be nearing death; to be dying
sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
anger; resentment; indignation; chagrin; irritation
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
small; little; fine; (arch.) fine pattern
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
company; group; class; troop; rank; file
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
half the body; half length
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
forming a circle; circular formation (orig. in battle); huddle; ring
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to be muddy; to be slushy
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid