unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
precondition; prerequisite
ignition; catching fire; firing (e.g. gun); discharging
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
and so; therefore; for that reason
stink bomb; foul odour emitted from the anal sacs of a frightened weasel; final desperate tactic
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to become clear; to be made public
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
to waste; to treat shabbily; to treat frivolously; to handle roughly; to treat without respect
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)