very much; exceedingly; extremely
decrease; reduction; fall; depreciation; mitigation
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
vise; vice; capstan; windlass; cargo net
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
vomiting blood; hematemesis
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
eyetooth; cuspid; canine (tooth); dogtooth
to drop to one's knees; to sink to one's knees
fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam
way of eating; how to eat
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
several shots; several blows
boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to become enraged; to blow one's top; to lose it; to flip out
taking a glance at; glimpsing at; taking a peek at; quick look; peep
a glance; a look; a glimpse
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
to talk; to chat; to chatter
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
from here; from this place
swiftness of foot; fast runner; person of great talent; gifted person
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
extract; excerpt; selection
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
extremely fast; in a flash; too quick for the eye to catch
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die