backing (an initiative, candidate, etc.); support; backing up (another player); covering; backup
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
blow; shock; strike; batting
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
two (long cylindrical things)
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
hand used like a sword in striking
feeler; tentacle; antenna; touching (with one's hand); feeling; sensing
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
body; physique; build; stature
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
invisibly; secretly; privately
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
after a long time; for the first time in a while
blasphemous; profane; sacrilegious
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
worn-out; shabby; seedy; completely exhausted
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily