to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
coincident with; while; simultaneously
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
to tower over the surroundings
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
big frame; large figure; huge body
to shake; to waver; to tremble
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
tendency; trend; inclination
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
body; physique; build; stature
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
function; facility; faculty; feature
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
effect; result; worth; use; avail
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
finishing blow; coup de grâce
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish