to abandon; to give up on; to desert
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. a page); to turn back; to double back; to enter (the second half; e.g. of a match); to do immediately (e.g. call back, answer an email)
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
ringing; throbbing violently
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
to paint over heavily; to plaster up
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors); bringing something up after the fact; revealing something afterwards; holding back until the last minute
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
to steal; to rob; to take away
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
to throw up; to vomit; to divulge; to reveal; to confess
squelching; gurgling; bubbling; raking in (money); rolling in; hand over fist
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
drunk person; (a) drunk; being drunk; getting drunk
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
dried squid; dried cuttlefish; Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus); (thing that) grows on one over time
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
homecoming; returning home
anaconda (esp. the green anaconda, Eunectes murinus)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
from A to Z; in every particular; all without exception; in everything; through and through; (lit.) from one to ten
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
cormorant fishing; cormorant fisherman
hereditary system; hereditary succession
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
government office; agency; board
job; work; duties; trade; skill
Sun; Saint; St; San (people); son