to defend oneself; to protect oneself
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to display one's real ability; to show one's real ability; to show one's stuff; to show oneself at one's best; to really shine; to come into one's own
battlefield; battleground
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
to fall flat; to fall face down
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
flight; desertion; escape
drama; play; powerful drug
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
ankle; malleolus; ankle bone
to jump at; to be attracted by
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
nice; good; well-executed
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
dark place; unlit spot; darkness
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
dealing with; coping with
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)