to defend oneself; to protect oneself
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
body odor; body odour; personal odor; personal odour; characteristic (of someone)
to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare
minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
four characters; four letters
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
handrail; railing; banister
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
way out; means to escape; escape route
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
insult; affront; disgrace; sexual assault; rape
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
right under; directly below
to rock; to shake; to swing
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
continuation; succession; series
stabbing to death; putting out