ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
spine; backbone; spinal column
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
here and there; in places
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
funeral; burial; condolence
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
guidance; leadership; leading the way
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
possession; retention; maintenance
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
remains; corpse; (dead) body
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?