scrutiny; scanning; taking a good look
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
pieces; scraps; disconnected
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
number of persons; personnel
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
detour; circumvention; turning movement
sleeveless (garment); sleeveless haori
extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart
to flare up; to burst into flames
glowing ember (either red hot charcoal or the glowing remains of burnt firewood); live charcoal
stomach ache; abdominal pain
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to make one's story to seem coherent; to adjust one's story to fit the situation
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
whispering; murmuring; subdued
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to take upon oneself; to pull (a thing) over one's head
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate