weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
hateful; detestable; loathsome
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
husband and wife; married couple
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
already; now; no longer; not any more
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to stop walking; to pause
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
to be entwined; to be involved
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
being struck by lightning; torpedo attack
because of; owing to; due to
breaking off; snapping off
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
distance between two cars
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve