to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
disgrace; discredit; dishonor; dishonour; blot; shame
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play foul
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
immediate; right there on the spot; impromptu; instant; instantaneous
by means of; due to; because of; according to
delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to feel ashamed; to be abashed
single word; a few words; brief comment
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
form; shape; figure; visage
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
power; authority; influence
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
hair; hairline; minor details; comb lines in hair; comb tracks
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation