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Idiomatic expression

to be out of patience; to be unable to put up with something anymore

Idiomatic expression

to be the first to speak; to break the silence

to open something for the first time; to broach (e.g. a cask); to break a seal; to break open

bedridden; confined to bed

to hire for exclusive use; to reserve; to charter

abandonment; giving up; forsaking

bargain sale; selling off cheaply

edge (e.g. of an architectural member); boundary

to declare confidently; to declare proudly; to declare dramatically

Kabuki

to strike a pose (for dramatic effect)

slashing (someone) with a sword diagonally from the shoulder

to go first; to take the lead; to lead the way

piercing (cold); biting (wind)

clear solution; clean decision

to chop off; to snip off; to cut off (e.g. a conversation)

to fire (a person)

all on one's own

to drain the water; to lose the water; to squeeze out the water

pathetic; plaintive

consolation money; compensation for breaking off relations (e.g. with a mistress); settlement

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb

straining; draining

drainer; strainer; colander

cutwater (of a ship); forefoot; drip (on a building); flashing; throating; starling (of a bridge)

stone skipping; stone skimming; skipping stones; ducks and drakes

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb

cutting a flower stem under water (to prolong its life)

to cut; to slit; to slash

pennant on a boat showing wind direction; weather vane

Architecture

round roof tile (for gables)

remiges; flight feathers

nail clippers

trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)

to loosen one's sword slightly in the scabbard

scrap of cloth; odds and ends

old cloth; rag

finishing reading

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

non-serialised story (e.g. in a magazine); complete story; one-shot

breaks and pauses (in a sentence)