standing tree; standing timber
to force one's way through
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
casting; cast-metal object
decoration; ornament; trimmings
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
the place for; the time for; the level of
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; leisurely; deliberately
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
simply; merely; only; solely
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
impossible; unlikely; improbable
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
violent explosion; bursting
running as fast as one can
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
useful thing; usable article
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person