to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
to keep away; to keep at a distance
worst of the worst; despicable; extremely bad
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
disagreeable; unpleasant; nasty; detestable; sarcastic; snide
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
police; police officer; police station
administration of justice
to be needed; to be wanted
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
letter; missive; note; mail
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly