to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
second (unit of time); arc second
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
to (prepare to) run away (from one's responsibilities, etc.)
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
way (of doing); manner; method
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
distant look; faraway look
formal (way); orthodox; regular; in earnest; serious; proper
cut; cutting; omission; cutting; haircut; (continuous) shot (in a film or TV show); illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.)
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
one by one; in detail; minutely
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
fight fire with fire; set a thief to catch a thief; fight one evil with another
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
to run around; to bustle about
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
soon; shortly; before long
entreaty; appeal; petition
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
realization of a great ambition; realisation of a great ambition
certainly; surely; definitely
to compete; to vie; to make fight against another (person, animal); to pit against; to debate; to argue
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to blow out; to spout out
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
to harm oneself as a result of trying to harm someone else; to cut off one's nose to spite one's face; (lit.) to spit at the sky