to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
great speed; recklessly fast speed
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
invisibly; secretly; privately
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
waist; girth; measurement around waist
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to shut in; to confine; to contain
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
weight; heavyweight boxer
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
femoral muscle; thigh muscle
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
spiritualist; medium; necromancer