yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
red; red color; communist; socialist; left-wing
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
pursuer; pursuing party; posse; (arch.) tailwind; (arch.) favorable wind; (arch.) fair wind
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
foursome; group of four people; Gang of Four (Maoist political faction)
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
same family (race, tribe)
not caring; not giving a damn
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
ups and downs; up-and-down
visual confirmation; sighting
putting into operation; invocation
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
complete stranger; total stranger
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
to stop walking; to pause
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
comparatively; relatively
preface; introduction; preamble