tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to fight with swords; to cross swords
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
fighting to the death (with swords)
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
one thin flat object; one sheet
special; particular; peculiar; unique
lifting (a child) high up in the air
night view; night skyline; nightscape
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
object; natural phenomenon; science of inanimate nature
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
scenery; scene; landscape
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
skirt (of a kimono); hem (of a kimono)
frame (i.e. of a sliding door); crosspiece; bar; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); rung (of a ladder)
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
cat-and-mouse (race); lead changing hands many times
farsightedness; hyperopia; hypermetropia; far-sightedness
honorific affix; honorific prefix
to take; to catch; to capture
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly