to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
too (much); overly; excessively
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
charcoal; charred remains
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
each; (arch.) you (plural)
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
little by little; bit by bit
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
sizzling (of cooking meat, fish, etc.); frizzling
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
upper half of the body; upper body
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to plunder; to capture; to seize; to snatch away; to steal; to grab away
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the