stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
rather; sooner; preferably
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to throw oneself; to jump; to leap
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
place; situation; position; location
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
with a momentary flash of light
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to stare back (at); to glare back
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
prime minister; premier; chancellor
direct control; direct supervision
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
leader of a delegation (body, party)