(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
albino Japanese rat snake
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
empty-handed; unarmed; lacking funds
group (of people, competitors, companies, etc.); contingent; camp; team
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
arrow with a whistle attached; whistling arrow used to signal the start of battle
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
mourning clothes; mourning; period of mourning
at the window; by the window; next to the window
avalanche; snowslide; avalanche; avalanche jōseki
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
with a click (e.g. camera shutter); with a snap
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to feel comforted; to be in good spirits; to feel better; to trifle with; to fool around with
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to reconciliate (with); to make peace (with)
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
movable floor boards; trap door
ring; band; ring; circum-
(arch.) bracelet (made of stringed jewels or bells and worn at the elbow); bracer (for the elbow of an archer)
humbly; after a time; later; followed by; next
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)