to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
to smash violently; to crush
to be overcome with emotion
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
proposal; offer; request; application
trauma (usu. psychological)
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
withdrawal; revocation; repeal; demolition; removal
(fictional) fusion of human and animal; therianthrope; furry; human beast
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
priority; order of precedence
one by one; one each; one at a time
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
appointment; rendezvous; date
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
chance (of success); odds
repentance; confession; penitence
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
honeybee (Apis sp.); honey bee
star attraction; draw card; crowd puller
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
goods piled beneath; lower layer; lowest social strata; bottom (of the ladder); low rank
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch
to join forces; to cooperate
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately