to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
to keep watch (e.g. on a suspect); to be on the lookout (for); to spend a lot of money (on); to treat oneself (to); to paste; to stick
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
to clear up; to become cloudless
crawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
short pause; short interval
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
strict; stern; rigorous; severe
mountain chain; mountains
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
slope; slanting surface; bevel
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to chase; to run after; to pursue
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
the other side of a river; the other side of the tracks; place where lower class people live
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to be manageable; to be able to handle
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous