to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
to twist (yarn); to lay (rope)
rope; cord; policeman's rope
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
animal; beastly; carnal; sensual; brute
nostril; nostrils; naris; nares
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
from outside; from the side
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
antsy; agitated; irritated; anxious; vexed
to spit out; to eject; to dump
pasture; grassland; meadow
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
to quicken one's pace (steps)
detour; circumvention; turning movement
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
common reed (Phragmites australis)
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
opposite bank; farther shore
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
wealth; riches; affluence; opulence
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
plainly; clearly; vividly
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to sniff out; to get wind of
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy