pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to jar; to creak; to grate
will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fantuus
settlement; solution; resolution
to take off one's glasses
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
to leave (a scene); to step away
don't worry; no worries; never mind
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
to slide down; to slip down
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
cowering; recoiling; overwhelmed
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
side of a geometric shape (e.g. triangle or rectangle)
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
right angle; perpendicular
pup; puppy; whelp; damn dog; mutt
four corners; four ordinal directions
simply put; putting it simply; in short
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
light (e.g. colour, color)
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
(necessary) personnel; required person
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)