pain and itching; mental anguish; unhealthy emotions
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
predation; eating prey; preying upon
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
heavy fog; dense fog; thick fog
to clench (one's teeth); to grit; to engage (gears); to set to fighting (e.g. dogs); to pit against each other; to harmonize (an argument)
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
height (measured at the withers)
injured person; wounded person
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
to use and then throw away
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
root; joint; base; crotch
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to overflow from something full
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
handcuffs; hand shackles; restrictions; restraints
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
with a swoosh; at one fell swoop
lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
loading; charging; filling
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
creakily; with a grating sound; packed full; crammed; with no room to spare
leaf spring; plate spring
improved version; variant (of a pathogen)
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
harmful animal; pest; vermin
volley firing; fusillade; broadside