hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
prison guard; jailer; gaoler
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
both hands; both arms; ten
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
stirring; slight movement
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
that is to say; so that means
minimum; at the very least
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
naked above the waist; stripped to the waist; shirtless
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because