private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
patriot devoted to the salvation of his country
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
sensuously beautiful; seductively beautiful; voluptuous
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
small hill; low hill; hillock
to be erected; to be built
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
splendour; splendor; magnificence; grandeur
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling