to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
to give off a stench; to stink
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
shaman; Sherman (WW2 tank)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
mask; disguise; guise; mask
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
to revere; to respect; to worship
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to domineer; to throw one's weight around; to lord it (over)
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
reigning; controlling; dictating
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
contract; compact; agreement
innumerable; countless; numberless
throwing stone; sling stone; slingshot; pellet; pebble; small rock