deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
ascending and descending; going up and down
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to join forces; to cooperate
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
roundup (criminals, animals, etc.); manhunt; crackdown; swoop; raid
denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to haul down; to drag down; to pull down; to tow off; to force out; to dethrone
four characters; four letters
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
pains; efforts; trouble; labor; labour; services
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
useless; waste of time and effort; pointless; vain efforts
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
with a momentary flash of light
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
off the coast; offshore; out at sea
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
on the sea; surface of the sea
giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini); North Pacific giant octopus
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
scraps of seaweed; death at sea (metaphor)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
twice; again; second time
to eliminate; to remove; to cast out
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
everywhere; all over; throughout