iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
decision; determination; resolution
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to hide; to lie motionless in hiding
stomach lining; gastric wall
to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to rain incessantly; to downpour
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)