to become clear; to be made public
complete blockade (seal); baseball shutout
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
Marshall (islands); Marchal; Marshal
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
martial arts which involve fighting without weapons; combat sport; one-on-one fighting sport
glove (esp. sports); globe
eight (long cylindrical things)
wide-width (e.g. cloth); broad
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
indeed; really; truly; very much
stirring; slight movement
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
dozens; scores of; decades
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
to rip out (and take); to tear out
small number; few; minority
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
above the clouds; the heavens
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
snake; serpent; large snake
attack; drive; advance; invasion
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye