to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
spine; backbone; spinal column
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to shake off; to throw off
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
personal combat; one-to-one fight
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
silencing (e.g. machine); muffling; muting (e.g. TV)
custom; made or built to order; customs (government agency)
mechanism; organization; organisation
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
red light (traffic); red light; signal to stop; sign of danger
turning to the right; right turn
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
(car) turn signal; blinker; indicator
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs