to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
breach of trust; malfeasance; malpractice; misappropriation
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
unconfirmed; unidentified
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
document; official papers
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
new government; new administration
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
present continuous tense; present progressive form
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
doing whatever one pleases
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
indicate reason; infers some protest
composed expression; clear face
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
someone (something) not to be trifled with