hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
war; battle; match; game; competition
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
offense and defense; offence and defence
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
covered with; stained; smeared
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)