killing an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; blood offering; killing violently; bloodbath; menstruation
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
serious crime; grave sin; mortal sin; deadly sin
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
to shoot dead (with an arrow)
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
gathering place; labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period); entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre)
to resort to violence; to behave violently; to use force
postbox; mailbox; pillar box
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
go-between; intermediary; mediator
locals; local inhabitants
competent; suitable; qualified
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
wounded person; injured person
existence; possession; having; limited company
to remove; to get rid of; to clear away; to tear down
very short (clothing); too short; completely bald (head)
wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection
exactly alike (in appearance); like two peas in a pod; (practically) identical; spitting image (of); carbon copy (of)
to wail; to bawl; to cry loudly; to shout (while crying)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
presumptuous; arrogant; audacious; forward; insolent
for peace of mind; for conscience' sake; by way of consolation
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
another kind; different kind; distinct species
to blend (e.g. fact and fiction); to mix; to weave (together)
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
self-mutilation; self-injury
to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable
in deep black; in jet black
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish