shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
defensive body movement (judo, kendo, etc.)
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
thrust; driving force; propulsion
sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person
in this manner; in this way; like this
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
plight; fix; bind; awkward situation; difficult situation; mess
propulsive power; driving force
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
to surge; to well up; to gush out
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
tension; tensile strength
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
behind; in the rear; in back
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
terrain; geographical features; topography
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
one after another; in rapid succession
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts