deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam
nostrils; wings of the nose
personal (employee); employed; retained
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
bloody wind; wind carrying the stench of blood from a battle
right in the middle (of); midst; height
(beheading) block; guillotine; scaffold
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
third time lucky; third time's the charm
what happens twice will happen thrice
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
sense of pitch; ear for music
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting to write (call, visit, etc.); failing to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
coldhearted; pitiless; merciless; heartless
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
to be taken ill; to be addicted to; to become absorbed in; to give oneself up (to)
strict order; peremptory command
lively person; spirited person; energetic person; live wire
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
set phrase; stock phrase; conventional expression; usual wording; cliché; clichéd line
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
something handed down (usu. an order)