rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
five (long cylindrical things)
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
wild beast; wild animal; brute
(distant) howling; backbiting
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to make an appearance; to show up
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
head; lead; vanguard; first
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
stabbing to death; putting out
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to pause; to have a short intermission
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to collapse into; to flop onto
fishing tackle; fishing gear
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack