to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to use all one's strength (ability)
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
white stone; white (go pieces)
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
center; centre; middle; Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
person who poses a high risk
self-defense; self-defence
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
influence; clout; leverage
headquarters; head office; main office
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
abode of demons; hotbed (of graft); pandemonium
indescribable; having no way to express
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to get hold of; to take possession of; to seize
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
treating someone like a child
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
direct; frank; straightforward; decisive; prompt
financial power; financial means; wealth
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity