in the meanwhile; during the time
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
flight; desertion; escape
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
early (days); initial stage; initial
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
as you see; as you can see
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
internal bleeding; internal haemorrhage; internal hemorrhage
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
martial arts which involve fighting without weapons; combat sport; one-on-one fighting sport
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
to exceed (by a lot); to (far) surpass; to end; to cease; to stop
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance