to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
just a minute; small quantity
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to hide; to keep to oneself
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
half the face; one side; half; the other side; the reverse; the contrary
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
to throw oneself; to jump; to leap
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
half and half; fifty-fifty
best man; groomsman; bridesmaid; second (e.g. in a duel)
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
same family (race, tribe)
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
absolutely; positively; decidedly
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
self-satisfaction; rejoicing