tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
reason; cause; circumstances
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
sense of loss; feeling of loss
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
uroboros; ouroboros (image of a serpent or dragon swallowing its own tail)
snake; serpent; large snake
freedom of the person; personal freedom; personal liberty
to rule; to govern; to administer
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off