to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
to exert oneself greatly; to take pains
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to sniff out; to get wind of
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
carving; engraving; chiselled features
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
stormy weather; tempest; chaps (of skin)
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
encouragement; backing; reinforcements
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to feel sorrow for
sea monster; green turtle
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
an issue being settled; a case being closed
blind female beggar who sings or plays shamisen
telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to have a rumor circulating
to proceed in a logical manner; to go through the proper channels
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
from here; from this place
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
composed expression; clear face
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
creation; Creation (by God)
endless argument; pointless argument; fruitless dispute; futile discussion; (lit.) argument over whose field to water (during a drought)
to loiter around; to wander about