stronghold; citadel; headquarters
starfish; sea star; asteroid; northern Pacific seastar (Asterias amurensis)
smooth; flat; featureless; uneventful; noppera-bō; mythical being with flat featureless face
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
again (and again); once again; yet again
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
to well up; to burst; to arise
homa; Buddhist rite of burning wooden sticks to ask a deity for blessings
obscene; indecent; lewd; bawdy; loose; improper
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
one edge; one end; one side
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to crumple (up); to wrinkle; to rub thoroughly
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in