to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
bluff; false show of power; bold front
sickle-shaped neck (e.g. snake, praying mantis); crooked neck; gooseneck
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
scorpion (Scorpiones spp.)
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
sea of trees; broad expanse of dense woodland; abundant leafage
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
being filled with; being full of; permeation
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
to burst open; to pop; to split
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
(arch.) all together in a line; (arch.) all together in a lump; dressed sloppily; overdressed for the occasion
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
prayer (for something); supplication
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer