to get slightly dirty (all over)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
self-deprecating; self-mocking
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
to give directions; to issue instructions
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
killing and wounding; bloodshed
to practice magic; to practise magic
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
malicious (at heart); spiteful; wicked
blocking the way; standing in the way
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
hurriedly; hurry-scurry; helter-skelter
chain; series; connection; linkage
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
slightly; a little; barely; narrowly; only; just
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
to crack; to get cracked; to develop a crack; to develop a fissure
hateful; detestable; loathsome
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
close to the wall; alongside the wall