thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to be entwined; to be involved
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
with a crack; with a smash
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric