to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
delicate technique (in sumo, judo, etc.); little trick; subtle maneuver
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
one's family; family member
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
to peel off; to come off; to flake off
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
(going out and) receiving (someone); (heading out and) meeting; picking up; welcoming
to become clear; to be made public
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district; wide and empty
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
acid; sourness; sour taste
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
length (of an animal); body length
carnivore; carnivorous animal
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
nest-building; making a hive, web, den, etc.
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
cave; tunnel; tunnel tomb (Kofun period)
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
fresco; mural; wall painting
to be spattered by blood from one's victim; to suffer a reaction; to receive a backlash