to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone); unconcerned air; indifference; nonchalance
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
snake; serpent; large snake
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
with a start; in a fright; alarmedly
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
cover; mantle; shroud; hood; casing
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
to squeeze out; to wring out
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
what's what; heads or tails
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
control; check; restraint; inhibition
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
magic bullet; magic bullets
to begin shooting; to shoot out
to shoot through (a door, the heart, etc.); to go through
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
stillness; rest; being stationary; standing still; coming to a standstill