to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
nature; property; disposition
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
troubled face; worried expression
running away; escaping on foot
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
to indicate; to show; to point to
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to get slightly dirty (all over)
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
all; entire; whole; altogether
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid