chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
cornered animal; (lit.) cornered rat
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
study; research; investigation
near; close; beside; third person
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
image; figure; figure; form; image
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
looking on; remaining a spectator
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
violent explosion; bursting
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
scattering (in all directions)
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
expression; presentation; representation; notation
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling