My words

ぞっと

ゾッと

shuddering, shivering, trembling, being horrified, being disgusted

差っ引く

さっぴく

to deduct, to take away

憎悪

ぞうお

hatred

以て

もって

with, by, by means of, because, in view of

解任

かいにん

dismissal

別命

べつめい

another or separate order

凍る

こおる

to freeze, to be frozen over, to congeal

押さえつける

おさえつける

to press down, to hold down, to pin down, to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.), to repress

苦悩

くのう

suffering, distress, affliction, anguish, agony, trouble

凭れ掛かる

もたれかかる

to lean on, to recline on, to rely on, to depend on

預ける

あずける

to give into custody, to leave (a child) in the care of, to entrust, to deposit, to lean on, to put one's weight on

辛うじて

かろうじて

barely, narrowly, just manage to do something

呪詛

じゅそ ずそ

curse, malediction, hex

見据える

みすえる

to gaze at, to stare at, to focus on, to make sure of

予備

よび

preparation, preliminaries, reserve, spare

阻む

はばむ

to keep someone from doing, to stop, to prevent, to check, to hinder, to obstruct, to oppose, to thwart

砕く

くだく

to break, to smash

後味

あとあじ

aftertaste

気の利いた

きのきいた

sensible, clever, smart, decent, tasteful

威圧感

いあつかん

intimidating air, sense of intimidation

気丈

きじょう

stout-hearted, firm

規律

きりつ

order, observance, discipline, rules, law, regulations

だらだら

in drops, dripping, trickling, streaming, flowing, gently (sloping), sluggishly, endlessly, lengthily, leisurely, idly, slowly, slovenly

しどろもどろ

しどろもどろ

flustered, confused, disordered, incoherent

息抜き

いきぬき

taking a breather, relaxation, vent hole

筋合

すじあい

reason, right

瞬き

まばたき またたき まだたき めばたき

blink (of eyes), wink, twinkling (of stars), flicker (of light), blink (of light)

すたすた

(walk) briskly, at a brisk pace, quickly

交代

こうたい

alternation, change, relief, relay, shift, substitution (sports, etc.)

昨夕

さくゆう

yesterday evening, last night