to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
how dare ...; how could ...; surprisingly; unexpectedly
trembling from fear; trembling all over
to work; to labor; to labour; to put to work; to make (someone) work
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
top of the foot; instep; dorsum of the foot; dorsum pedis
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
office chair; desk chair; computer chair
to cause a person trouble
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
tug of war; forward puller (of a rickshaw)
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot); forerunner; pioneer
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
personal feelings; self-interest
judgement; judgment; carrying out a sentence (e.g. execution)
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
to avenge (someone) by striking down their killer
(an actor) conveying qualities of a character without gestures or speech; implied acting; implicitly asserting one's will (e.g. by sheer force of personality); performance using one's stomach (e.g. by drawing a face on it and animating it using one's abdominal muscles); acrobatics performed on a laid-out person's belly
desperately; for one's dear life
one's superior; senior; elder
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
breach of faith; breach of trust; act of disloyalty
nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge
in a ward; within the ward; within the zone; within the district