giant-killing; defeating a much stronger opponent
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
penalty; sentence; punishment
prudence; judgement; sense; discipline; care; control
toil; drudgery; penal servitude; imprisonment (with hard labour)
spare (part, tire, etc.); spare (bowling); knocking down all pins on the second throw
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
favorite; favourite; habitually used
to forget to say; to forget to mention
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
unexpectedly; surprisingly
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
female ghost; female apparition; female monster
trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
to make a self-satisfied face; to look smug
intimidation; threat; bluster
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
treating someone like a child
match (to light fire with)