for dear life; barely escaping alive
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
dark night; moonless night
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
physical work; manual labour (labor)
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
towering; astonishingly high
gigantic stone; megalith; massive boulder
lightly; easily; carelessly
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to itch; to feel itchy; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
physical strength; muscle strength
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
(a person's) appearance; looks
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.