tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
having not the slightest idea
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
all eyes; public attention
treasure house; storage for valuable property
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to dispose of; to sell off
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
point in question (at issue)
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
polar regions; the pole; farthest land; ends of the earth
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
rather; sooner; preferably
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic