resolute; determined; bold
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
rubbing one's hands together
slightest notice; slightest consideration; slightest attention; a little thought; glance
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
surroundings; circumference
one revolution; one rotation
rakshasa; man-eating demon in Hinduism and Buddhism
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
forbidding look; uncanny look
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
epitaph; inscription on a tombstone
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
joint struggle; common (united) front
son of a bitch; piece of shit
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
to fall flat; to fall face down
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of