fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
maintenance; preservation; improvement
skeleton (of a vertebrate, ship, building, etc.); transparency (revealing the inner workings of a device); translucency; skeleton (sport); skeleton (code)
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
loud (criticism, protest, etc.); noisy; clamorous; boisterous; uproarious; fierce
to blaze; to burn brightly
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
in accordance with; according to
wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
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)
two times; twice; two degrees
three times; thrice; third (interval)
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
spoiling (e.g. a plot); revealing (e.g. a trick); giving it away
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
(made of) leather; leather-bound
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
(fictional) fusion of human and animal; therianthrope; furry; human beast
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
tragic but brave; heroic; grim
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
just one person; only one