to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
pigment; paint; colour; color
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
for (some) doubtful points to remain
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
the other day; a few days ago
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
desperately; for one's dear life
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
inexperienced; unrealistic; knowing but little of the world
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to give a true account; to give a graphic account
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to happen to hear; to overhear
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
interrogation; hearing; trial
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to be born; to come into the world
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
do-or-die game; crucial contest
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten