tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
right beside; close to; nearby
desperation; struggle to the death
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert
how; in what way; I wonder
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
European roe deer (Capreolus capreolus)
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
array; muster; line-up; full force
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to call together; to convene
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
boiled and half-dried bonito
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
number one; first; best; most; game; round
at first; in the beginning; originally
distance across; diameter
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
consequence; outcome; result; blame
one's circumstances or condition, esp. compared to that of another; coherence (e.g. of a conversation)
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback