to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to concern; to be related
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
transactions; dealings; business
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
halving; splitting evenly; sharing equally
kobold (evil spirit in German folklore); goblin
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles