vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
both hands; both arms; ten
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
in succession; one by one
to form a line; to queue up; to line up
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
plural; multiple; several
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
military forces; hosts; troops
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
acid; sourness; sour taste
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
with the skin on; skin and all (fruit, potato, etc.)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with