to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
acid; sourness; sour taste
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
sealing (away); containment; suppression; seal; place where something is sealed; seam (of an envelope)
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
the whole day; all the day
unable to speak; inarticulate; mute; speechless; tongue-tied
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
that is to say; so that means
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
barbarian; savage; savage (primitive) people (race)
charm; incantation; spell; curse
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
ornament; decorative object; figurehead; leader without real power
doll; puppet; blockhead; idiot; useless person
to keep standing; to stand motionless
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
up in a tree; in the trees
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
tinnitus; ringing in the ears