battle of wits; contest of wits
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
youngest brother; last disciple
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
to satisfy oneself (by doing); to find relief (in doing)
drive assembly; driving gear; driving mechanism; running gear
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
slope; slanting surface; bevel
to fall off; to tumble down
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
Japanese giant flying squirrel (Petaurista leucogenys)
gliding (through the air)
no way to do; nothing can be done
landing; alighting; touch down
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
look of death; shadow of death
intermittence; being intermittent; occurring intermittently
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
still better; even better
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
depreciation; decline; fall; slump
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
towel blanket; terry-cloth blanket
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)
to mount (animal behaviour); to assert dominance
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness