courting; wooing; making advances
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
reproductive organ; reproductive system
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
antique-looking; looking hoary with patina
personal combat; one-to-one fight
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
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
still; as yet; as it has been
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
sweet voice; seductive voice
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to surge; to well up; to gush out
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
internal organs; viscera; intestines
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
gurgling down; being sucked into; caving in suddenly
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey