to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward
small insect; midge; vermicule
countries; (various) nations
to talk; to chat; to chatter
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
background reflections (e.g. on a window); reflected glare
along the way; along the road
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
hint; suggestion; clue; suggestion
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to have meaning; to be meaningful
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
outrageous lie; outright lie
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser; (lit.) the far-off bark of a retreating dog
family precepts; family motto; rule of the home
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
(not) a single person; (no) one
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
person who died for a cause; guinea pig (for a new product or service); test subject; hitobashira; ritual human sacrifice by burying a living person under or near a large-scale construction project to invoke divine protection
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to temper thoroughly; to train well
preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
strong interaction; strong force
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
legs and loins; lower body; foundations; underpinnings