where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
choices; alternatives; options
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
parents and siblings; one's relatives
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
to become frayed; to become loose
barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
unfortunate; unhappy; ill-fated; hapless
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
carnivore; carnivorous animal
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
biting; gnawing; in constant pain; irritated
to come to bloodshed; to see bloodshed
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
front tooth; foretooth; incisor
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
radical (of a kanji character)
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn