whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
impossible; unlikely; improbable
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
insolent fellow; rude fellow
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
surrounding at a distance
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
in case of; at that time; at this time
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to lie down; to throw oneself down
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
anything and everything; just about everything
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
tumor; tumour; swelling; boil; abscess
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
manner of using one's hands