to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
snake; serpent; large snake
acid; sourness; sour taste
breath; breathing; tone; mood
older brother; elder brother
transfer; assignment; conveyance
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
front; frontage; facade; main
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to use up all one's strength
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
classical form of martial art
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to run past; to run by; to go too far ahead
to gather; to collect; to assemble
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally