beginning of autumn; beginning of fall
gazing at (in wonderment)
jingling; jangling; clinking; lasciviously; coquettishly
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
to push down; to knock down
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to surge; to well up; to gush out
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
side; beside; feature of a sword blade
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
binding hand and foot; temporary feeling of paralysis; sleep paralysis; being tied down with money
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
to look away; to avert one's eyes
spirit power; magical power
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
black magic; black art; witchcraft; sorcery
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
principle; theory; fundamental truth
apparent; obvious; very clear
to strike dead; to beat to death
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
desperation; self-abandonment