to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
until now; so far; up to the present
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
light; faint; pale; fleeting
pink (wing colour of crested ibis) (color)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
book; volume; this; present; main; head
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
still (continuing); as ever; further
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by