crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
trainer (someone who works with sports athletes); sweatshirt
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
predation; eating prey; preying upon
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to bring; to take; to bring about
remembrance; recollection; recognition
cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic
real thing; original; actual
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
person requiring special attention; person to be wary of; person under (police) surveillance; dangerous person
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
bass range (in Japanese music); six even-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale; Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale similar to Mixolydian mode (corresp. to: re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do)
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
to pile up; to accumulate
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
selection; choice; option
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost