better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
height (measured at the withers)
to be slippery; to be slimy; to behave charmingly; to walk merrily
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
infant; baby; little child
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
to resound; to make a stir
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to step firmly; to harden by treading
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
metallic sound; metallic clank
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
series of battles; successive battles
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
while; during (the time when)
behind; in the rear; in back
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
to be at a loss for words
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness