crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
tail (animal); tail end; tip
scorpion (Scorpiones spp.)
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
innumerable; countless; numberless
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to be too numerous; to be too much
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
expression; presentation; representation; notation
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
orpiment; gamboge; falsification; alteration
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
partly burned charcoal; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
forming a circle; circular formation (orig. in battle); huddle; ring
small gathering; happy circle
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity